What does 浇冷水 mean in Chinese?

浇冷水 (jiāo lěng shuǐ) means "to pour cold water; fig. to discourage" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 浇冷水?

浇冷水 is pronounced "jiāo lěng shuǐ" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 3 syllables.

浇冷水 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

浇冷水 is made up of the characters 浇, 冷, 水. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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verb

jiāo lěng shuǐ

to pour cold water; fig. to discourage

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