懂中文 Dong Chinese
Dictionary
Log in
  • Learn
  • Dictionary
  • Media
  • Settings
残喘
cán​chuǎn

dying breath

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
残喘 殘喘 cán​chuǎn
dying breath
the last few gasps of breath before death; a final lingering breath
one's remaining years
(literary) a person's remaining life or old age, often used when asking for mercy or expressing a desire to live out one's final days in peace

Frequency

Written text
0.120 per million

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)