喘
HSK 7freq #6446
Meanings
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- 1.to gasp
- 2.to pant
- 3.asthma
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Wiktionary
- 1.to pant; to gasp
- 2.to breathe
- 3.breath; breathing
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *tʰjonʔ): semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 耑 (OC *toːn).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
跑上山後，我完全喘不過氣來。
After running up the hill, I was completely out of breath.
他跑得太快，以至於喘不過氣來。
He ran so fast that he was out of breath.
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Derived terms
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Related words
喘息 to gasp for breath喘气 to breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp喘振 (of turbomachinery) to surge; to pulsate气喘 to gasp for breath娇喘 faint breathing哮喘 asthma残喘 remaining breath舒喘灵 albuterol, kind of chemical used in treating asthma气喘病 asthma喘不过 to be unable to breathe easily防喘振 (turbomachinery design) anti-surge气喘喘 breathless