泻 (xiè) — to have diarrhea; to purge (bowels); to gush, to flood, to flow swiftly
Definition
泻 (xiè) means liquid gushing or pouring out fast — a flood of water, or diarrhea. Contrast with 涌, which is more about something rising/surging up, while 泻 emphasizes a forceful downward rush.
verb
to have diarrheato purge (bowels)to gushto floodto flow swiftly
Examples
- ，泻。Zuó tiān tā chī dé tài là, jīn tiān dù zi xiè dé lì hài.He ate too much spicy food yesterday, and today his stomach is badly loose.
- ，泻。Bào yǔ guò hòu, shān hóng cóng shān gǔ zhōng xiè le xià lái.After the heavy rain, a flash flood came rushing down from the valley.
- ，泻。Shuǐ guǎn pò le, shuǐ xiè le yí dì.The water pipe burst, and water gushed all over the floor.
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