发泄

發洩

fāxiè

verb HSK 7-9 #4,800

Meanings

1 to vent (emotions); to let off (steam)
2 to give vent to

Characters

to emit; to release

to leak; to release

Literally 'to release and let flow out' — emotions escaping like water from a dam.

Examples

他需要找个方式发泄情绪。

Tā xūyào zhǎo ge fāngshì fāxiè qíngxù.

He needs to find a way to vent his emotions.

别把怒气发泄在别人身上。

Bié bǎ nùqì fāxiè zài biérén shēnshang.

Don't take your anger out on other people.

Tips

usage

发泄 is typically used with negative emotions — anger (怒气), frustration (不满). The common pattern is 发泄 + emotion, or 把...发泄在...身上 (take X out on someone).

Stroke Order

发 fā

泄 xiè