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喘气 (chuǎn qì): Breathe (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

喘 • chuǎn • to breathe heavily, pant
chuǎn喘

to breathe heavily, pant

气 • qì • air, gas, vapor, breath, vital energy
qì气

air, gas, vapor, breath, vital energy

Word Info

Pinyinchuǎn qì
Meaningbreathe; pant; gasp
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 喘气.

  • 辨认biàn rènidentify; recognise
  • 搏斗bó dòuwrestle; fight; struggle
  • 巴结bā jiecurry favour with; fawn on; flatter
  • 拜访bài fǎngpay a visit; call to pay respects; call on
  • 草案cǎo àndraft; ground plan
  • 爆炸bào zhàexplode; blow up; bomb
  • 罢工bà gōnggo on strike; down tools
  • 不料bú liàounexpectedly; to one's surprise
  • 颁布bān bùpromulgate; issue; proclaim
  • 别扭biè niudifficult to deal with; troublesome; hard to get along with
  • 采纳cǎi nàaccept; adopt
  • 鞭策biān cèspur on; encourage
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 喘气.

Words with 喘
  • 喘息chuǎn xīPant / gasp
  • 哮喘xiào chuǎnasthma
  • 吴牛喘月wú niú chuǎn yuèTo be overly fearful or suspicious due to past trauma, mistaking something harmless for a threat.
苟延残喘
gǒu yán cán chuǎn
to drag out a feeble existence, to linger on
Words with 气
  • 天气tiān qìweather
  • 不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
  • 生气shēng qìto get angry
  • 力气lì qistrength
  • 客气kè qipolite
  • 气候qì hòuclimate
  • 气温qì wēnair temperature
  • 空气kōng qìair
4.

How to Use 喘气 in Sentences

Verb + Complement
lèi累
de得
zhí直
chuǎn喘
qì气
neutral
so tired that one pants
chuǎn喘
bú不
guò过
qì气
neutral
can't catch one's breath
Adverb + Verbwith大口
dà大
kǒu口
chuǎn喘
qì气
Verb + Objectwith口气
chuǎn喘
kǒu口
qì气
informalSpoken
5.

Example Sentences with 喘气

wǒ我
pǎo跑
wán完
bù步
hòu后
chuǎn喘
neutral
gasp for breath
take a breather
qì
气
。
I breathe heavily after running.
tā他
gāng刚
jié结
shù束
jī激
liè烈
de的
biàn辩
lùn论
，
zhèng正
fú扶
zhe着
zhuō桌
zi子
dà大
kǒu口
chuǎn喘
qì气
。
He had just finished a heated debate and was leaning on the table, panting heavily.
nǐ你
wèi为
hé何
rú如
cǐ此
huāng慌
zhāng张
，
lián连
shuō说
huà话
dōu都
kāi开
shǐ始
chuǎn喘
qì气
le了
？
Why are you so flustered that you're even starting to pant when you speak?
tā他
pá爬
lóu楼
tī梯
shí时
chuǎn喘
qì气
，
xū需
yào要
xiū休
xi息
yī一
xià下
。
He breathes heavily while climbing the stairs and needs to take a break.
zài在
wán完
chéng成
nà那
xiàng项
jiān艰
jù巨
rèn任
wu务
hòu后
，
tā他
lèi累
dé得
jī几
hū乎
wú无
fǎ法
chuǎn喘
qì气
。
After completing that arduous task, he was so exhausted he could barely breathe.