泄 - xiè - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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泄

xiè

Definition

to leak (of water or gas)
to drip
to drain
to discharge
to leak out
to divulge (secrets)
to give vent (to anger, spite etc)
to disperse
to reduce

Character Decomposition

Related words (29)

泄出

xiè chū

to leak out; to release (liquid or gas)

泄劲

xiè jìn

to lose heart; to feel discouraged

to leak secrets

to divulge the inside story

泄怒

xiè nù

to give vent to anger

泄恨

xiè hèn

to give vent to anger

泄愤

xiè fèn

to give vent to anger

to sate one's lust

to leak (gas); to be discouraged; to despair; (disparaging) pathetic; to vent one's anger; (of a tire) to be flat

泄泻

xiè xiè

diarrhea; loose bowels; to have the runs

泄洪

xiè hóng

to release flood water; flood discharge

drainage

(of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge (a secret); to leak

to have diarrhea

to leak (information); to divulge; also pr. [xie4 lou4]

泄殖腔

xiè zhí qiāng

cloaca; cloacal cavity (of bird, reptile etc)

泄洪闸

xiè hóng zhá

sluice-gate; flood discharge valve

泄私愤

xiè sī fèn

to vent personal spite; to act out of malice (esp. of crime)

sexual object

cloaca (of bird or reptile)

倾泄

qīng xiè

to cascade down; to flow in torrents; (fig.) outpouring (of emotions)

发泄

fā xiè

to give vent to (one's feelings)

外泄

wài xiè

to leak (usually secret information)

宣泄

xuān xiè

to drain (by leading off water); to unburden oneself; to divulge; to leak a secret

排泄

pái xiè

to drain (factory waste etc); to excrete (urine, sweat etc)

早泄

zǎo xiè

premature ejaculation

漏泄

lòu xiè

a leak (e.g. of chemicals)

excrement; waste

drainage system; excretory system

Idioms (7)

泄漏天机

xiè lòu tiān jī

to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret; to let the cat out of the bag

泄露天机

xiè lù tiān jī

to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret; to let the cat out of the bag

春光乍泄

chūn guāng zhà xiè

spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom); to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)

水泄不通

shuǐ xiè bù tōng

(lit.) not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic)

漏泄天机

lòu xiè tiān jī

to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret; to let the cat out of the bag

天机不可泄漏

tiān jī bù kě xiè lòu

(lit.) mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed; I am not at liberty to inform you.

天机不可泄露

tiān jī bù kě xiè lù

(lit.) mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed; I am not at liberty to inform you.

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