活泼

活潑

huópo

adjective HSK 5 #8,443

Meanings

Alive and splashing — brimming with lively energy.

Zhège háizi hěn huópo kě'ài.

This child is very lively and cute.

Kètáng qìfēn fēicháng huópo.

The classroom atmosphere is very lively.

Tā shì ge xìnggé huópo de nǚhái.

She's a girl with a lively personality.

grammar

The second syllable is neutral tone: huó po (not huó pō). This is common with adjective reduplication patterns.

usage

活泼 is almost always positive. It's especially common when describing children, personalities, and atmospheres.

活 huó

泼 pō