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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

喘气 [chuǎnqì]
  1. 1. breathe (deeply); pant; gasp; puff
    他边跑边大声喘气。
    我累得直喘气。
    大口大口地喘气
    puff and blow
    喘不过气来
    gasp for breath; be out of breath
  2. 2. take a breather
    他工作太忙了，都没有喘气的机会。
    喘口气儿再干。
    Let's take a breather before we go on.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

喘气 [chuǎnqì]
  1. 1. 动 [口] 呼吸;急促地呼吸
    大口大口喘着气
  2. 2. 动 在紧张活动间隙中短暂休息
    再急,也得让人喘口气呀!
See more results for 喘气 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

大口大口地喘气
puff and blow → 喘气
他边跑边大声喘气。 → 喘气
他工作太忙了，都没有喘气的机会。 → 喘气
喘气 → 气

Collocations

不停喘气
breathe continuously
大口喘气
gasp for air
累得直喘气
gasp for air because of tiredness
张口喘气
open one's mouth to breathe
喘气的声音
breath sound
喘气的时间
time for a breath
喘气的机会
chance for breath

Word Decomposition

喘
[chuǎn] 		+ 气
[qì]

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