泼冷水 pōlěngshuǐ HSK7 discourage Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 1 pōlěngshuǐ discourage pour cold water 1 sentence 他正兴致勃勃地计划旅行,你别给他泼冷水。 tā zhèng xìngzhìbóbó de jìhuà lǚxíng, nǐ bié gěi tā pō lěngshuǐ. He is enthusiastically planning a trip, so don't dampen his spirits. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary