吭哧

tā bēi qǐ má dài kēng chi kēng chi de zǒu le

他背起麻袋吭哧吭哧地走了。

He heaved the sack on his back and staggered off, puffing and blowing from the strain.

tā men kēng chi kēng chi de bǎ yī chú tái shàng lóu

他们吭哧吭哧地把衣橱抬上楼。

Grunting and groaning, they heaved the wardrobe up the stairs.

tā kēng chi le bàn tiān cái bǎ lùn wén xiě chū lai

她吭哧了半天才把论文写出来。

She toiled a long time over her article.

tā kēng chi le bàn tiān cái bǎ xiàng jī xiū hǎo

她吭哧了半天才把相机修好。

She toiled a long time over her camera before she set it right.

tā kēng chi le hǎo yī huì cái shuō chū jǐ jù ān wèi de huà

他吭哧了好一会才说出几句安慰的话。

He hummed and hawed for quite a while before he uttered a few words of comfort.

tā kēng chi le bàn tiān wǒ yě méi yǒu tīng dǒng

他吭哧了半天我也没有听懂。

He hemmed and hawed for quite a while, but I still could not understand.

tā kēng chi le bàn tiān cái shuō chū huà

他吭哧了半天才说出话。

He hemmed and hawed for ages before he began to speak.

kēng chi le yī zhèn cái huí fù

吭哧了一阵才回复

hem and haw a lot before answering