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发泄

fā xiè · fa xie

Traditional 發洩

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to give vent to (one's feelings)
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Let off steam

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)工作(gōngzuò)不(bù)顺(shùn)，心情(xīnqíng)很(hěn)差(chà)。

    Work didn't go well today and my mood is bad.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)需要(xūyào)发泄(fāxiè)一下(yīxià)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)跑步(pǎobù)吧(ba)！

    You need to let off steam. Let's go running!

  3. Dengdeng

    跑步(pǎobù)能(néng)发泄(fāxiè)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)山(shān)上(shàng)大喊(dàhǎn)。

    Can running help? I want to go shout on a mountain.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)！可是(kěshì)别(bié)在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)喊(hǎn)，会(huì)吓到(xiàdào)别人(biéren)。

    Good idea! But don't shout here. You'd scare people.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)去(qù)打球(dǎqiú)发泄(fāxiè)，你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)捡球(jiǎnqiú)。

    Then I'll go play ball to let off steam. You pick up the balls.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)每次(měicì)发泄(fāxiè)，球(qiú)都(dōu)飞(fēi)到(dào)树(shù)上(shàng)去(qù)。

    OK, but every time you vent, the ball flies up into a tree.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)实(shí)在(zài)气(qì)得(de)不(bù)得(dé)了(liǎo)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)打(dǎ)算(suàn)砸(zá)东(dōng)西(xi)发(fā)泄(xiè)。

I am really extremely angry, so I plan to smash things to vent my anger.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fengli · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

发(fā)泄(xiè)很(hěn)少(shǎo)改(gǎi)善(shàn)我(wǒ)的(de)情(qíng)绪(xù)，反(fǎn)而(ér)经(jīng)常(cháng)使(shǐ)它(tā)更(gèng)糟(zāo)。

Venting rarely improves my mood and often makes it worse.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Enzo · English by Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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