泄
气

To leak (gas) in Chinese: 泄气 (xiè qì)

xiè qì

to leak (gas)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 洩氣1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to leak (gas)
  2. 2to be discouraged
  3. 3to despair
  4. 4(disparaging) pathetic
  5. 5to vent one's anger
  6. 6(of a tire) to be flat

Stroke order

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泄
气

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄝˋ

xiè

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧˋ

qì

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

泄气

Simplified

洩氣

Traditional

Example sentences

See 泄气 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 遇到困难也不要轻易泄气。

    yù dào kùn nán yě bú yào qīng yì xiè qì。

    Even when you meet difficulties, don't get discouraged easily.

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Related words

气

qì

gas

泄

xiè

(bound form) to leak out

天气

tiān qì

weather

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

空气

kōng qì

air

力气

lì qi

strength

脾气

pí qi

character

气候

qì hòu

(meteorology) climate

气氛

qì fēn

atmosphere

小气

xiǎo qì

stingy

勇气

yǒng qì

courage

语气

yǔ qì

tone

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