倒抽一口气
dào​chōu​yī​kǒu​qì

to gasp

  • created sense approved 倒抽一口气/倒抽一口氣 · dào​chōu​yī​kǒu​qì · to gasp — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒抽一口气 / 倒抽一口氣

    dào​chōu​yī​kǒu​qì

    to gasp

    to inhale suddenly due to shock, surprise, or dismay

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · to reverse 抽 (literal) → 抽 · chōu · to smoke 一口气 (literal) → 一口气/一口氣 · yì​kǒu​qì · breath

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense