喘息
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

喘息

chuǎnxī

to gasp for breath

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to gasp for breath

02

to take a breather

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 喘息

What does 喘息 mean in Chinese?

喘息 (chuǎnxī) means to gasp for breath.

How do you pronounce 喘息?

喘息 is pronounced chuǎnxī.

Is 喘息 an HSK word?

喘息 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 喘息?

喘息 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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