lose heart; be discouraged; deflate
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to lose one's drive; to slacken one's efforts; to become discouraged
Commonly used in imperative sentences to encourage someone to persist. Can also refer literally to air escaping from a tire or balloon.
Gōng工
zuò作
yǒu有
le了
diǎn点
qǐ起
sè色
，
yào要
jì继
xù续
nǔ努
lì力
，
kě可
bù不
néng能
xiè泄
qì气
。
The work has shown some improvement; we must continue to work hard and definitely not lose steam.
Bié别
xiè泄
qì气
，
xià下
cì次
yī一
dìng定
huì会
chéng成
gōng功
de的
。
Don't get discouraged—you will definitely succeed next time.
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Lún轮
tāi胎
xiè泄
qì气
le了
，
xū需
yào要
dǎ打
qì气
。
The tire has deflated and needs to be inflated.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
huài坏
xiāo消
xi息
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
gǎn感
dào到
hěn很
xiè泄
qì气
。
Hearing this bad news, everyone felt very disheartened.