活泼 (huópo) · lively

活泼 (huópo) means “lively; vivacious”. It is written with 2 characters: 活 (to live) + 泼 (to splash). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 活泼 is built

The characters

活 huó · to live

What 活 is made of

氵shuǐ — water
舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 舌 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

泼 pō · to splash

What 泼 is made of

氵shuǐ — water
发fā — to issue
- 又yòu — and

Example sentences

这个孩子又聪明又活泼。Zhègè háizi yòu cōngming yòu huópo.This child is clever and lively.

你妹妹是不是很活泼？Nǐ mèimei shì bù shì hěn huópo?Is your younger sister very lively?

Questions about 活泼

What does 活泼 mean?

活泼 (huópo) means “lively; vivacious”.

How do you pronounce 活泼?

活泼 is pronounced huópo.

Which HSK level is 活泼?

活泼 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.

Related words

Learn 活泼 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 19: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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