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title: "Huopo Meaning: 活泼 (huópō) Means “lively”"
description: "活泼 (traditional 活潑, huópō) means “lively; vivacious”. Hear its tones, see what 活 and 泼 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huopo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 活泼 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

活泼 huópō

## lively; vivacious

## It can also mean

- (chemistry) reactive

## Its characters

1. 活 huó to live
2. 泼 pō to splash

## In a sentence

她是个很活泼的女孩。 She is a very lively girl.

[More about 活泼](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B4%BB%E6%B3%BC)

## More words with 活 or 泼

- [存活 cúnhuó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cunhuo)
- [复活 fùhuó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuhuo)
- [干活 gànhuó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganhuo)
- [活动 huódòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huodong)
- [活力 huólì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huoli)
- [活跃 huóyuè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huoyue)
- [激活 jīhuó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jihuo)
- [灵活 línghuó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/linghuo)
- [生活 shēnghuó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenghuo)

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