Is it normal to lose every game when you're new to xiangqi?
These answers restate the rules implemented by our open-source engine, which follows the WXF laws and is regression-tested against the official 110-diagram repetition casebook. Where an answer refers to a specific position, that position lives on the linked reference page, where the build verifies it against the engine before publishing.
Direct answer
Completely normal, and expected. Almost every player loses most of their early games, and almost all of those losses come from the same two causes: hanging a piece and missing a cannon threat. Neither is a sign you are unsuited to the game; both fade quickly once you have played enough games to start noticing them before they cost you material.
What actually helps at this stage
Volume of games, not study. Playing the computer at its easiest level a dozen times teaches more in a weekend than a week of reading would, because the cannon's screen rule and the horse's blocked leg are learned by being punished for missing them, not by reading a description of them.
What losing badly does not mean
It does not mean you should study openings to fix it. Opening theory has essentially no effect on a game decided by a hung piece on move nine. It also does not mean the game is too hard for you; the same learning curve applies to everyone, chess background or not.
Related questions
How many games before I stop losing constantly?
Most players see a real improvement within a few dozen games, mainly by stopping the most common blunders.
Should I feel bad about losing to the computer's easiest level early on?
No. It is specifically there to be beaten as you learn, and losing to it a few times before winning consistently is completely ordinary.
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