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发泄

fā xiè

2-character word Traditional 發洩

What 发泄 means

1. to give vent to (one's feelings)

The characters in 发泄

• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
• 泄xiè(bound form) to leak out; to discharge; (fig.) to divulge

Example sentences

• 我就是需要发泄一下。
  Wǒ jiùshì xūyào fāxiè yīxià.
  I just want to rant a little bit.
• 我实在气得不得了，所以打算砸东西发泄。
  I am really extremely angry, so I plan to smash things to vent my anger.
• 生活在这个世界里，懂得发泄是十分重要的。
  Shēnghuó zài zhège shìjiè lǐ, dǒngde fā xiè shì shífēn zhòngyào de.
  It's very important to know how to let off steam, living in this world.
• 发泄很少改善我的情绪，反而经常使它更糟。
  Venting rarely improves my mood and often makes it worse.