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奄奄一息 (yǎn yǎn yī xī): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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奄奄一息

奄奄一息 (yǎn yǎn yī xī): At one's last gasp — Meaning & Stroke Order

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奄奄一息 consists of 4 characters.

ere long; remain, tarry; feeble

ere long; remain, tarry; feeble

one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout

to rest, to cease, breath

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Pinyinyǎn yǎn yī xī

Meaningat one's last gasp; dying

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 奄奄一息.

Words with 奄

奄忽yǎnhū
奄有yǎnyǒu

Words with 奄

奄忽yǎnhū
奄有yǎnyǒu

Words with 一

一些yī xiēHSK 1
一半yī bànHSK 1
一点儿yī diǎn erHSK 1
一下yī xiàHSK 2
一起yì qǐHSK 2
第一dì yīHSK 2
一共yī gòngHSK 3
一定yī dìngHSK 3

Words with 息

休息xiū xiHSK 2
信息xìn xīHSK 4
消息xiāo xiHSK 4
利息lì xīHSK 5
作息zuòxīHSK 6
出息chū xiHSK 6
川流不息chuān liú bù xīHSK 6
喘息

chuǎn xī

HSK 7-9

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Example Sentences with 奄奄一息

Tā他

bìng病

le了

hěn很

jiǔ久

，

xiàn现

zài在

yǐ已

jīng经

yǎn奄

yǎn奄

yī一

xī息

le了

。

He has been ill for a long time and is now dying.