chuǎn​qì

pant

喘气 (喘氣) chuǎn​qì
pant verb
to breathe deeply or gasp for air, often due to physical exertion, exhaustion, or illness

Due to a cold, he found it difficult to breathe and kept gasping for air.

take a breather verb
to take a short break or rest from a strenuous task to recover one's strength

The job is finally finished, so we can take a breather now.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
3.99 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
1.99 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6

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