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xiè

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xiè Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiè | xie4
English translation
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
variant of xiè [xiè]
drip, leak, vent; to disperse; to reduce

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About xiè

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

xiè

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

water

Etymology of xiè

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵世

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Shì

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and Shì represents the sound. Simplified form of xiè .

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Example sentences using xiè

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苔丝直哭得声咽气 yàn qì jiē ,肝肠断绝 duànjué ;因为 yīnwèi biē le 这些 zhè xiē tiān le , dào 今天 jīntiān cái 一齐 yī qí dōu 发泄 fā xiè 出来 chū lái .

Tess was convulsed with weeping, the tension of so many days having relaxed at last.

yǒu 什么 shénme 牢骚 láosāo jiù xuàn xiè 出来 chū lái ,不要 bù yào biē zài 肚子 dùzi .

Let off some steam. Get in out of your system.

租让 zū ràng de 消息 xiāoxi 立即 lìjí 泄露 xièlù .

News of the leases leaked out at once.

进入 jìn rù tiáo Lěng xiàng 之后 zhī hòu , 便 biàn jiān shēng 呼叫 hū jiào ,发泄 fā xiè de 喜悦 xǐyuè .

When he found himself in a bye - street, he vented his delight in a shrill scream.

hán shì zhǒng 排泄物 pái xiè wù .

Sweat is an excretion.

Words with xiè

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
发泄 fā xiè to give vent to (one's feelings)發洩
泄露 xièlù to divulge泄露 xièlù
xiè to drip xiè
泄漏 xiè lòu to leak泄漏 xiè lòu
宣泄 xuān xiè to divulge宣洩
泄密 xiè mì to leak secrets洩密
排泄 pái xiè to drain (factory waste etc)排泄 pái xiè
泄气 xièqì to leak (gas)洩氣
排泄物 pái xiè wù excrement排泄物 pái xiè wù
水泄不通 shuǐ xiè bù tōng lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic)水洩不通
泄愤 xiè fèn to give vent to anger洩憤
泄洪 xiè hóng flood discharge洩洪
外泄 wài xiè to leak (usually secret information)外泄 wài xiè
早泄 zǎo xiè premature ejaculation早洩
泄泻 xiè xiè loose bowels洩瀉
泄恨 xiè hèn to give vent to anger洩恨
泄殖腔 xiè zhí qiāng cloaca洩殖腔
天机不可泄漏 tiān jī bù kě xiè lòu I am not at liberty to inform you.天機不可泄漏
泄底 xiè dǐ to divulge the inside story洩底
泄私愤 xiè sī fèn to vent personal spite洩私憤
漏泄 lòu xiè a leak (e.g. of chemicals)漏洩
天机不可泄露 tiān jī bù kě xiè lù I am not at liberty to inform you.天機不可泄露
泄漏天机 xiè lòu tiān jī to let the cat out of the bag泄漏天機

xiè Decomposition & Compounds

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xiè Decomposition

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