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泄气

洩氣
xiè qìHSK 7

泄气 (xiè qì) is an HSK 7 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS2
EXAMPLES4
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

verb 动

  1. Englishto deflate; to lose air

    • EX
      球放久了，慢慢泄气了。

      After sitting for a long time, the ball gradually lost its air.

    • EX
      自行车轮胎又泄气了，得去充点气。

      The bicycle tyre has lost air again and needs to be pumped up.

2

adjective 形

  1. Englishdiscouraged; disheartened

    • EX
      遇到这点困难就泄气，可不是你的风格。

      Getting discouraged by such a small difficulty isn't like you.

    • EX
      别泄气，下次考试你一定能考好。

      Don't be discouraged. You'll definitely do well on the next exam.