# 泄气 (xièqì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 泄气 (xièqì) means “to be discouraged; to leak (air)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be discouraged; to leak (air)
- Pinyin: xièqì (xie4 qi4)
- Traditional: 洩氣
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 失败一次算不了什么，别泄气。
  Shībài yī cì suànbuliǎo shénme, bié xièqì.
  One failure is nothing; don't be discouraged.

## Characters

- [泄](https://hanziro.com/word/xie-leak/) (xiè): to leak; to vent
- [气](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-air/) (qì): air; gas

https://hanziro.com/word/xie-qi-be-discouraged/

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