xiè
泄气
lose heart; incompetent
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to lose heart; to become discouraged; to slacken off
Describes a loss of motivation, energy, or momentum, often due to difficulty or failure. Used for both mental and physical contexts.
Bǐ比
sài赛
lián连
shū输
sān三
chǎng场
，
duì队
yuán员
men们
de的
shì士
qì气
yǒu有
diǎn点
xiè泄
le了
。
After losing three games in a row, the team's morale has slackened a bit.
Yù遇
dào到
kùn困
nan难
yě也
bù不
yào要
bēi悲
guān观
xiè泄
qì气
。
Don't become pessimistic and lose heart when you encounter difficulties.
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Pǎo跑
le了
wǔ五
gōng公
lǐ里
hòu后
，
tā他
gǎn感
jué觉
lì力
qi气
xiè泄
le了
yī一
dà大
bàn半
。
After running five kilometers, he felt his strength had drained away.
Qì气
qiú球
màn慢
màn慢
de地
xiè泄
le了
qì气
。
The balloon slowly deflated.
adjective
incompetent; lousy; useless (derogatory)
informalA sharp, often humorous or sarcastic criticism of someone's lack of skill or poor quality. Commonly used in informal, spoken language.
Zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
gù故
zhàng障
pái排
chú除
bù不
liǎo了
，
nǐ你
yě也
tài太
xiè泄
le了
。
You can't even fix this little glitch? You're so useless.
Tā他
xiě写
de的
dài代
mǎ码
quán全
shì是
lòu漏
dòng洞
，
shuǐ水
píng平
zhēn真
xiè泄
。
His code is full of bugs; his skill level is really lousy.
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Nà那
jiā家
cān餐
guǎn馆
de的
cài菜
zuò做
de得
tài太
xiè泄
le了
，
zài再
yě也
bù不
xiǎng想
qù去
le了
。
The food at that restaurant is so poorly made; I never want to go again.