泄气 xièqì HSK7 to lose heart Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 泄气 泄氣 xiè//qì frequency variant 洩氣 to lose heart verb + noun To lose heart or become discouraged; to lose confidence and courage. 突破性的点子在最初看起来总是不可行的，所以不要泄气。 tūpòxìng de diǎnzi zài zuìchū kànqilai zǒngshì bùkě xíng de, suǒyǐ bùyào xiè qì. Breakthrough ideas always seem impractical at first, so don’t get discouraged. to leak gas To let air or gas out; to leak from a hole or crack. disappointing (Colloquial) disappointing, frustrating, or pathetic; (of a person) lacking in spirit or ability 泄气 洩氣 xiè//qì to vent anger To release pent-up anger or frustration, often directed at someone else. Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 2.44 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.29 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Antonym 起劲 qǐjìnSynonym 泄劲 xièjìn Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
泄气 泄氣 xiè//qì frequency variant 洩氣 to lose heart verb + noun To lose heart or become discouraged; to lose confidence and courage. 突破性的点子在最初看起来总是不可行的，所以不要泄气。 tūpòxìng de diǎnzi zài zuìchū kànqilai zǒngshì bùkě xíng de, suǒyǐ bùyào xiè qì. Breakthrough ideas always seem impractical at first, so don’t get discouraged. to leak gas To let air or gas out; to leak from a hole or crack. disappointing (Colloquial) disappointing, frustrating, or pathetic; (of a person) lacking in spirit or ability 泄气 洩氣 xiè//qì to vent anger To release pent-up anger or frustration, often directed at someone else. Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 2.44 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.29 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Antonym 起劲 qǐjìnSynonym 泄劲 xièjìn Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
