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排泄 (pái xiè) — (biology) to excrete (waste from the body); (engineering/environment) to discharge, to drain (wastewater, gas, etc.)

Definition

A formal/scientific verb meaning 'to excrete or discharge'. Used for both biological waste (sweat, urine) and industrial discharge (wastewater, gas) — more technical than everyday words like 排出.

verb
(biology) to excrete (waste from the body)(engineering/environment) to dischargeto drain (wastewater, gas, etc.)

Examples

  • 排泄。
    Rén tǐ tōng guò pí fū pái xiè hàn yè.
    The human body excretes sweat through the skin.
  • 排泄。
    Huà gōng chǎng bǎ yǒu dú qì tǐ pái xiè dào kōng qì zhōng.
    The chemical plant discharges toxic gas into the air.
  • 排泄。
    Shèn zàng de zhǔ yào gōng néng shì pái xiè dài xiè fèi wù.
    The main function of the kidneys is to excrete metabolic waste.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

排páidrain
泄xièdischarge

排 and 泄 both convey letting waste flow out.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
非
非fēi排pái
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

排 uses 扌 (hand) to show arranging something with the hand, and 非 for the sound; this gives the sense of placing things in a line.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 洩; 泄 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
曳
曳yè洩xiè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 洩, 氵 marks the water-related meaning, while 曳 gives the sound; the simplified 泄 is a later abbreviation.

Open 泄 →
Appears in
BiologyOrgans & Anatomy

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