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鳃呼吸 (sāi hū xī): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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鳃呼吸 (sāi hū xī): Gill breathing — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

鳃呼吸 consists of 3 characters.

to exhale, to shout, to call out

to inhale, to suck in

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Pinyinsāi hū xī

Meaninggill breathing

Characters3

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 鳃呼吸.

Words with 鳃

鱼鳃yúsāi
鳃盖sāigài
鳃裂sāiliè

Words with 呼

打招呼dǎ zhāo huHSK 4
呼吸hū xīHSK 5
称呼chēng huHSK 5
呼吁hū yùHSK 6
呼唤hū huànHSK 6
呼啸hū xiàoHSK 6
呼声hū shēngHSK 7-9
呼应hū yìngHSK 7-9

Words with 吸

吸引xī yǐnHSK 4
吸取xī qǔHSK 5
吸收xī shōuHSK 5
吸管xī guǎnHSK 5
呼吸hū xīHSK 5
吸毒xī dúHSK 7-9
吸纳xī nàHSK 7-9
吮吸

shǔn xī

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Example Sentences with 鳃呼吸

Yú鱼

yòng用

sāi鳃

hū呼

xī吸

shuǐ水

zhōng中

de的

yǎng氧

qì气

。

Fish use gills to breathe oxygen in water.