Verbto breathe; respire

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 呼吸.
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Character Breakdown

呼吸 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 呼吸 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 呼吸 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verbwith正常
zhèng
cháng
neutral
normal breathing
Verb + Objectwith空气
xīn
xiān
kōng
neutral
breathe fresh air
Subject + Predicatewith困难
kùn
nán
neutral
difficulty breathing
Adjective + Nounwith
shēn
neutral
deep breath
Noun + Nounwith系统
tǒng
formalWritten
respiratory system

Example Sentences with 呼吸

měi
tiān
dōu
yào
kōng
I need to breathe air every day.
zài
sēn
lín
sàn
shí
tān
lán
zhe
qīng
xīn
de
kōng
While walking in the forest, I greedily breathe the fresh air.
shēng
jiàn
liàn
shì
gǎi
shàn
xīn
fèi
gōng
néng
The doctor advised him to practice diaphragmatic breathing to improve cardiopulmonary function.
pǎo
hòu
shēn
le
xià
After running, he took a few deep breaths.
nán
dào
méi
yǒu
chá
jué
dào
zhè
de
kōng
lìng
rén
nán
ma
Can't you perceive that the air here makes it difficult to breathe?
píng
zhù
gǎn
chū
rèn
shēng
xiǎng
shēng
bèi
xiàn
He held his breath, not daring to make any sound, for fear of being discovered.
zài
jǐn
zhāng
de
shí
hòu
shēn
bāng
zhù
fàng
sōng
When you're nervous, deep breathing can help you relax.
zài
yán
zhòng
rǎn
de
huán
jìng
zhōng
rén
men
yóu
xīn
xiān
kōng
In a severely polluted environment, people cannot freely breathe fresh air.