Chinese word dictionary

泄痢

xiè lì · to have diarrhea

Practice word

Word information

Simplified泄痢

Traditional洩痢

Pinyinxiè lì

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

泄xiè

drip, leak, vent; to disperse; to reduce

痢lì

dysentery

How to learn 泄痢

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Words with the same characters

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发泄fāxiè

to give vent to (one's feelings)

泄xiè

(bound form) to leak out; to discharge; (fig.) to divulge; variant of 洩|泄[xie4]

泄漏xièlòu

(of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge; to leak (information)

泄露xièlòu

to leak (information); to divulge; also pr. [xie4lou4]

泄密xièmì

to leak secrets

泄气xièqì

to leak (gas); to be discouraged; to despair; (disparaging) pathetic; to vent one's anger; (of a tire) to be flat