Definition & Meaning

pant for breath; be short of breath; be out of puff

Word usage

qì chuǎn xū xū

气 喘 吁 吁

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adj.pant for breath; be short of breath; be out of puff
- tā qì chuǎn xū xū de jiǎng chū kǒu xìn
  她气喘吁吁地讲出口信。
  She panted out her message.
- tā men tí zhe bèn zhòng de xíng li qì chuǎn xū xū de lái dào tā mén kǒu
  他们提着笨重的行李气喘吁吁地来到他门口。
  They came panting up to his door with their unwieldy baggage.
- yī wèi lǎo rén zhèng qì chuǎn xū xū de zǒu xiàng tā men
  一位老人正气喘吁吁地走向他们。
  An old man was panting towards them.
synonym
qì chuǎn rú niú气喘如牛
antonym
xīn píng qì hé心平气和 yōu rán zì dé悠然自得

Word usage

Note
1. "气喘吁吁" is often used to describe emergency or unexpected situations; 2. "气喘吁吁" is generally used to describe people, but also used to describe animals such as horses and cows; 3."吁" cannot be pronounced as "yū" and cannot be written as "嘘".

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