外泄 (wài xiè) — to leak (information, secrets)

Definition

Specifically means secrets or confidential information leaking outward — most often in news, scandals, or security contexts.

verb
to leak (information, secrets)

Examples

  • 外泄
    Gōng sī jī mì bèi wài xiè chū qù le.
    The company's secrets were leaked.
  • 外泄
    Zhè cì shì jiàn de xìn xī yǐ jīng wài xiè dào méi tǐ.
    The information about this incident has leaked to the media.
  • 外泄
    Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài diào chá shì shuí bǎ wén jiàn wài xiè chū qù.
    The government is investigating who leaked the documents.

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