Chinese word dictionary

耍泼

shuǎ pō · (dialect) to make an unreasonable scene

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Word information

Simplified耍泼

Traditional耍潑

Pinyinshuǎ pō

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

耍shuǎ

to play, to frolic, to amuse

泼pō

to pour, to splash, to sprinkle, to water

How to learn 耍泼

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Words with the same characters

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活泼huópō

lively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive

泼pō

to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish

泼冷水pōlěngshuǐ

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

耍shuǎ

surname Shua; to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc)

耍赖shuǎlài

to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened

玩耍wánshuǎ

to play (as children do); to amuse oneself