活泼

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 这个孩子很活泼可爱。▶ —
   This child is lively and cute.
2. 她性格活泼,朋友很多。▶ —
   She has a lively personality and many friends.

Collocations

Mnemonic

活 huó "alive" + 泼 pō "to splash" (both with the water radical 氵): full of life, like splashing water = lively.

Related

Quick check

1. What does 活泼 most naturally describe?

   • a lively person/personality
   • a heavy object
   • cold weather
   • a deep river