泼冷水 Traditional 潑冷水 pō lěng shuǐ 🔊 to pour cold water on HSK 7–9 + Keep this word Meanings pō lěng shuǐ 潑冷水 to pour cold water on(fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm Its characters 泼pōto splashHSK 6冷lěngcoldHSK 1水shuǐwaterHSK 1