chuǎn​xī HSK7

breather

喘息 chuǎn​xī
breather verb
to take a short break or respite from strenuous activity or stress

After working overtime for a week, he can finally take a breather.

gasp verb
to breathe heavily or gasp for air

Because he ran too fast, he stopped to gasp for air.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.64 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
3.81 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

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