泄 xiè
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 世 generation, era, age
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
泄
xiè
to discharge; to leak; to vent
Character
Example phrases
- 水库在台风登陆前提前泄洪，为下游争取了宝贵的缓冲时间。 Shuǐkù zài táifēng dēnglù qián tíqián xiè hóng, wèi xiàyóu zhēngqǔ le bǎoguì de huǎnchōng shíjiān. The reservoir discharged floodwater before the typhoon made landfall, buying valuable buffer time for the downstream area.
- 工程师立刻打开了闸门，向外泄水。 Gōngchéngshī lìkè dǎkāi le zhámén, xiàng wài xiè shuǐ. The engineer immediately opened the gate and released the water.
- 连续失败让他有点泄气。 Liánxù shībài ràng tā yǒudiǎn xièqì. A string of failures made him a bit discouraged.
Related words
- 发泄 fāxiè to vent; to give vent to
- 泄漏 xièlòu to leak; to disclose
- 泄露 xièlòu to leak; to disclose
- 泄密 xièmì to leak secrets; to disclose confidential information
- 泄气 xièqì to lose heart; to feel discouraged
- 宣泄 xuānxiè to vent; to let out
- 绣 xiù to embroider
- 捅 tǒng to poke; to stab; to expose
- 舒展 shūzhǎn to stretch; to unfold; relaxed and spacious
- 斩 zhǎn to cut; to behead; to sever decisively
- 凿 záo to chisel; to bore; to dig
- 压榨 yāzhà to squeeze; to exploit