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泄

xiè

HSK 6 Character Traditional 洩

What 泄 means

1. bound formto leak out; to discharge; (fig.) to divulge

Other readings

泄 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• xièvariant of {泄|xiè}

Example sentences

• 我就是需要发泄一下。
  Wǒ jiùshì xūyào fāxiè yīxià.
  I just want to rant a little bit.
• 我没有泄露这些照片。
  I didn't show those pictures to anyone.
• 在这点上他泄露了秘密。
  Zài zhè diǎn shàng tā xièlù le mìmì.
  He let out the secret regarding this matter.
• 不要让这些信息泄露出去。
  Bù yào ràng zhèxiē xìnxī xièlù chūqù.
  Don't let this information leak out.
• 不要把这些资料泄露出去。
  Bù yào bǎ zhèxiē zīliào xiè lùchū qù.
  Don't let this information leak out.
• 这秘密是怎么泄漏出去的？
  Zhè mìmì shì zěnme xièlòu chūqù de?
  How did the secret get out?

Words starting with 泄

• 泄露xiè lùto leak (information); to divulge; also pr. xiè lòu
• 泄气xiè qìto leak (gas); to be discouraged; to despair
• 泄漏xiè lòu(of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge; to leak (information)
• 泄密xiè mìto leak secrets
• 泄出xiè chūto leak out; to release (liquid or gas)
• 泄劲xiè jìnto lose heart; to feel discouraged
• 泄底xiè dǐto divulge the inside story
• 泄怒xiè nùto give vent to anger
• 泄恨xiè hènto give vent to anger
• 泄欲xiè yùto sate one's lust
• 泄洪xiè hóngto release flood water; flood discharge
• 泄流xiè liúdrainage
• 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
• 泄露天机xiè lù tiān jīto divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
• 泄欲工具xiè yù gōng jùsexual object
• 泄愤xiè fènto give vent to anger
• 泄私愤xiè sī fènto vent personal spite; to act out of malice (esp. of crime)
• 泄殖腔xiè zhí qiāng(zoology) cloaca; cloacal cavity
• 泄殖肛孔xiè zhí gāng kǒng(zoology) cloaca
• 泄泻xiè xiè(TCM) to have diarrhea
• 泄洪闸xiè hóng zhásluice-gate; flood discharge valve
• 泄痢xiè lìto have diarrhea

Words containing 泄

• 发泄fā xièto give vent to (one's feelings)
• 宣泄xuān xièto drain (by leading off water); to unburden oneself; to divulge
• 水泄不通shuǐ xiè bù tōng(lit.) not one drop can trickle through (idiom); (fig.) (of crowds, traffic etc)…
• 排泄pái xièto drain (factory waste etc); to excrete (urine, sweat etc)
• 外泄wài xièto leak (usually secret information)
• 倾泄qīng xièto cascade down; to flow in torrents; (fig.) outpouring (of emotions)
• 早泄zǎo xièpremature ejaculation
• 洞泄dòng xièlienteric diarrhea (TCM)
• 漏泄lòu xièa leak (e.g. of chemicals)
• 排泄物pái xiè wùexcreta; waste matter (feces, urine etc)
• 排泄系统pái xiè xì tǒngdrainage system; excretory system
• 漏泄天机lòu xiè tiān jīto 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 lòulit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed…
• 天机不可泄露tiān jī bù kě xiè lùlit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed…
• 春光乍泄chūn guāng zhà xièspring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)…

Characters that look like 泄

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 坦tǎnflat; open-hearted; level
• 姆mǔ(old) female tutor; used in 保姆
• 账zhàngaccount; bill; debt
• 妞niūgirl
• 洄huíeddying; whirling (of water); to go against the current
• 拗ào(bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient

Sounds the same

Read xiè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 谢to thank; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to decline; to refuse
• 械appliance; tool; weapon
• 卸to unload; to remove; to detach; to get rid of
• 屑bits; fragments; crumbs
• 泻to flow out swiftly; to flood; a torrent
• 蟹crab
• 写used in 写意
• 榭pavilion
• 解acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old); variant of 懈
• 亵obscene; disrespectful
• 懈lax; negligent
• 邂used in 邂逅