泼

• 拼音: pō
• 汉字拆解: 泼 = 氵(water) + 发 (hair/emit), to splash

含义

To splash; to pour; to throw (liquid). Forcefully throwing or spilling liquid.

Physical action of splashing water or other liquids. Also used metaphorically: 泼冷水 (pour cold water = dampen enthusiasm), 泼墨 (splash ink, a painting technique). 泼水节 is the famous Dai water-splashing festival.

例句

1. 小孩子在院子里互相泼水玩。
2. 她一气之下把水泼在了他脸上。
3. 别给我泼冷水，让我先试试。

用法指南

语境: action, emotion, festival

语气: dynamic

正确说法

• 小心别把水泼出来。(Be careful not to splash the water out.)
• 泼水节是傣族的重要节日。(The Water Splashing Festival is an important Dai festival.)

错误说法

• 我泼了他一个球。(泼 is for liquids only — use 扔 for solid objects)

起源与历史

Pictophonetic: 氵(water) + 发 (phonetic). Water being thrown.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal