泄气 meaning in English

xièqì

to leak (gas); to be discouraged

HSK 7-9Traditional 洩氣12 strokes

Meaning of 泄气

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xièqì
  1. to leak (gas)
  2. to be discouraged
  3. to despair
  4. (disparaging) pathetic
  5. to vent one's anger
  6. (of a tire) to be flat

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

泄 xiè · to leak out · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

气 qì · gas · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 泄气.

生气shēngqìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
天气tiānqìweather
不客气bù kèqìyou're welcome; don't mention it
空气kōngqìair; atmosphere
气温qìwēnair temperature
气候qìhòu(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
运气yùnqiluck (good or bad)
勇气yǒngqìcourage
力气lìqiphysical strength
气球qìqiúballoon
暖气nuǎnqìcentral heating; heater
客气kèqipolite; courteous

Questions about 泄气

What does 泄气 mean?

泄气 (xièqì) means "to leak (gas); to be discouraged".

How do you write 泄气?

泄气 is made of 2 characters: 泄 (8 strokes), 气 (4 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 泄气 an HSK word?

Yes. 泄气 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 泄气 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 泄气 is written 洩氣.