泄气

Traditional (Taiwan): 洩氣

xièqì ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧˋ

    • to leak (gas)
    • to be discouraged
    • to despair
    • pathetic

      disparaging

    • to vent one's anger
    • to be flat

      of a tire

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 气馁 qìněi
    • 毫不气馁 not in the least discouraged
  • 泄劲 xièjìn

Antonyms 反义词

  • 鼓气 gǔqì
  • 振作 zhènzuò
    • 歌声使人振作 the singing lifts people's spirits

Telling them apart

泄气 describes a person's low spirits or dejected mood in general. 泄劲 is narrower: losing drive and confidence at a hard or critical moment, when one should keep pushing.

Other words read xièqì

In the same tone

xieqi with other tones

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