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泼冷水 (pō lěng shuǐ) – to pour cold water on

pō lěng shuǐ

to pour cold water on

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 潑冷水0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to pour cold water on
  2. 2(fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm

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泼冷水

Simplified

潑冷水

Traditional

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凉水

liáng shuǐ

cool water

海水

hǎi shuǐ

seawater

寒冷

hán lěng

cold (climate)

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