泄气 xièqì▶ Desanimarse

Stroke order

泄气 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

• 泄 — 8 strokes
• 气 — 4 strokes

Senses

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

Related words

• 争气intentar ganar crédito por
• 口气tono
• 叹气Suspiro; suspirar
• 和气amable; cortés
• 喘气Jadeo
• 娇气afeminado

泄气 is pronounced xièqì and means “Desanimarse”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 泄气 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.