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title: "Xielou Meaning: 泄露 (to leak) or 泄漏 (to leak)?"
description: "泄露 (traditional 洩露, xièlòu) means “to leak; to divulge; to reveal”. Not the xielou you heard? See 泄漏. Hear its tones, see what 泄 and 露 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xielou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 泄露 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

泄露 xièlòu

## to leak; to divulge; to reveal

## Its characters

1. 泄 xiè to reveal
2. 露 lòu to show

## In a sentence

他不小心泄露了这个秘密。 He accidentally revealed the secret.

支持者认为，这部法律让网络诈骗和信息**泄露**有了明确的追责依据，普通用户的数据也多了一层保护。

From [《网络安全法》管什么？ · What does China’s Cybersecurity Law require?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-chinas-cybersecurity-law#library-word-287-289)

[More about 泄露](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B3%84%E9%9C%B2)

## Other words said xielou

- [泄漏xièlòuto leak](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B3%84%E6%BC%8F)

## More words with 泄 or 露

- [暴露 bàolù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baolu)
- [揭露 jiēlù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jielu)
- [露天 lùtiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lutian)
- [露营 lùyíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luying)
- [披露 pīlù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pilu)
- [透露 tòulù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/toulu)
- [泄密 xièmì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiemi)

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