shàng​qì​bù​jiē​xià​qì

to be out of breath

  1. shàng adjectivenoun
    upper
    top; higher; superior; better; used to describe something in a higher position or rank
  2. breath
    breath; respiration; the air inhaled and exhaled by living things
  3. bu particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the de potential construction
  4. to connect
    to join; to connect separate parts together; to extend something by adding a section; to graft
  5. xià locative
    below
    low place; bottom; underneath; (bound form) used after a noun to indicate a scope, condition, or time
  6. breath
    breath; respiration; the air inhaled and exhaled by living things