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泄漏

xiè lòu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 洩漏

泄漏 (xiè lòu) means "(of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge; to leak (information)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 泄漏 means

1. (of a liquid or gas) to leak
2. to divulge; to leak (information)

The characters in 泄漏

• 泄xiè(bound form) to leak out; to discharge; (fig.) to divulge
• 漏lòuto leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake

Example sentences

• 这秘密是怎么泄漏出去的？
  Zhè mìmì shì zěnme xièlòu chūqù de?
  How did the secret get out?
• 这秘密是怎幺泄漏出去的？
  How did the secret get out?

Words starting with 泄漏

• 泄漏天机xiè lòu tiān jīto divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret; to let the cat out of the bag

Words containing 泄漏

• 天机不可泄漏tiān jī bù kě xiè lòulit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed…

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