Definition & Meaning

1.be at one's last gasp; be breathing feebly

2.(of things) on the verge of extinction

Word usage

qì xī yǎn yǎn

气 息 奄 奄

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1
slbe at one's last gasp; be breathing feebly
- lǎo rén yǐ jīng bìng le bàn nián xiàn zài dōu qì xī yǎn yǎn le
  老人已经病了半年，现在都气息奄奄了。
  The old man has been ill for half a year and is about to breathe his last.
- tā qì xī yǎn yǎn
  他气息奄奄。
  He is nearing his end.
- qì xī yǎn yǎn de jiù jī zhì
  气息奄奄的旧机制
  the old moribund mechanism
synonym
yǎn yǎn yī xī奄奄一息 wēi zài dàn xī危在旦夕 gǒu yán cán chuǎn苟延残喘 bìng rù gāo huāng病入膏肓 yī xī shàng cún一息尚存 zhāo bù bǎo xī朝不保夕 rì bó xī shān日薄西山 shī jū yú qì尸居余气 zhāo bù lǜ xī朝不虑夕 rén mìng wēi qiǎn人命危浅 shēng mìng chuí wēi生命垂危
antonym
shēng qì bó bó生气勃勃 shēng lóng huó hǔ生龙活虎
2
slmeta(of things) on the verge of extinction
synonym
yǎn yǎn yī xī奄奄一息 jí jí kě wēi岌岌可危 bù kě jiù yào不可救药 wēi zài dàn xī危在旦夕 bìng rù gāo huāng病入膏肓 rì bó xī shān日薄西山 rén mìng wēi qiǎn人命危浅 shēng mìng chuí wēi生命垂危
antonym
zhēng zhēng rì shàng蒸蒸日上 shēng qì bó bó生气勃勃 shēng lóng huó hǔ生龙活虎

Word usage

Note
"奄" cannot be pronounced as "yān".

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