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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

气息 [qìxī]
  1. 1. noun [呼吸] breath
  2. 2. noun [气味] smell
    春天的气息
    the smell of spring
  3. 3. noun [指时代、生活] sign
    时代气息
    a sign of the times

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

气息 [qìxī]
  1. 1. breath
  2. 2. flavour; smell
    一阵芬芳的气息从花丛中吹过来。
    A waft of sweet-smelling fragrance blew over from the flower bush.
    这个剧具有强烈的生活气息。
    The play has the rich flavour of life (or is imbued with a strong smack of everyday life).
    时代气息
    the flavour of the times
    雨后的风吹来一阵泥土的气息。
    古老的小巷里生活气息十分浓厚。
    新一代的大学生身上应该透着一股青春的气息。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

气息 [qìxī]
  1. 1. 名 呼吸时进出的气
    气息微弱
    调整气息。
  2. 2. 名 指情趣和风格
    清新的气息
    作品充满了江南的乡土气息。
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Examples

浓烈的乡土气息
marked local colour → 浓烈
一阵芬芳的气息从花丛中吹过来。
A waft of sweet-smelling fragrance blew over from the flower bush. → 气息
这个剧具有强烈的生活气息。
The play has the rich flavour of life (or is imbued with a strong smack of everyday life). → 气息
时代气息
the flavour of the times → 气息
老人病了半年，现在已经是气息奄奄了。
The old man has been ill for half a year and is about to breathe his last. → 气息奄奄
富于乡土气息
be imbued with local colour → 乡土
气息匀调
even breathing → 匀调
气息奄奄
be breathing feebly; be at one's last gasp; be at the point of death; be sinking fast → 奄奄
在大洋彼岸的美国，留学生们仍能感受到春节的气息。 → 彼岸
金字塔里的壁画充满了神秘的气息 → 壁画
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Word Decomposition

气
[qì] 		+ 息
[xī]

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