Chinese word dictionary

泄露

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified泄露

Traditional泄露

Pinyinxièlòu

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

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

露lù

dew; leak; bare, exposed; to reveal, to show

How to learn 泄露

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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暴露bàolù

to expose; to reveal; to lay bare; also pr. [pu4 lu4]

露lòu

to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose

露lù

dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose; surname Lu

透露tòulù

to leak out; to divulge; to reveal

发泄fāxiè

to give vent to (one's feelings)

风餐露宿fēngcān-lùsù

lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom); fig. to rough it