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泼冷水

pō lěngshuǐ

to dampen enthusiasm; to discourage

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

pō lěngshuǐ

Example sentence

我刚说了我的创业计划,经理就给我泼冷水,说市场已经饱和了。

Wǒ gāng shuō le wǒ de chuàngyè jìhuà, jīnglǐ jiù gěi wǒ pō lěngshuǐ, shuō shìchǎng yǐjīng bǎohé le.

I had just shared my startup plan when the manager poured cold water on it, saying the market was already saturated.

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