Chinese word

泄

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiè

Meaning

  • verbleak

Example

别把我的秘密泄露给别人。bié bǎ wǒ de mì mì xiè lòu gěi bié rén

Don't leak my secret to anyone else.

Illustration for 泄 (leak)

More examples

他的账号信息被人泄露，导致财产损失。tā de zhàng hào xìn xī bèi rén xiè lòu dǎo zhì cái chán sǔn shī

Someone leaked his account information, causing financial loss.

Core concept

A boundary fails to hold something in, allowing a liquid, gas, or guarded information to get out.

Common phrases

  • 泄露身份xiè lòu shēn fèn

    reveal one's identity

  • 泄露隐私xiè lòu yǐn sī

    disclose private information

  • 泄露密码xiè lòu mì mǎ

    disclose a password

Similar words

泄露xiè lòu: Allowing secret information or plans to reach people outside the trusted group.
透露tòu lù: Sharing inner thoughts or secrets with another person.
泄漏xiè lòu: Letting liquid or gas escape through a gap in a container or piece of equipment.
暴露bào lù: Making a hidden fact or secret known to the public.

Definition in Chinese

使液体、气体、信息或秘密从本应封闭或保密的处所流出或被公开。shǐ yè tǐ qì tǐ xìn xī huò mì mì cóng běn yīng fēng bì huò bǎo mì de chù suǒ liú chū huò bèi gōng kāi

Word origin

泄 (xiè, "to leak") uses the water radical to mark its original liquid sense, which later extended to information and secrets.

Usage tips

  • English often treats a leak as accidental, but this Chinese verb can also cover a deliberate disclosure of protected information, so context distinguishes unintended escape from purposeful revelation.

Other meanings

  • revealverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 泄密者xiè mì zhěsecret disclosernoun
  • 泄露者xiè lòu zhědisclosernoun

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