dáo​qì

to gasp for breath

  • created sense approved 捯气/捯氣 · dáo​qì · to gasp for breath — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捯气 / 捯氣

    dáo​qì

    to gasp for breath

    To pant or breathe with great difficulty, especially when dying or seriously injured; to struggle for air.

    捯, 气

    捯 (literal) → 捯 · dáo · to reel in 气 (literal) → 气/氣 · qì · breath

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 捯气/捯氣 · dáo​qì · out of breath — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捯气 / 捯氣

    dáo​qì

    out of breath

    To be breathless or short of breath after exertion; also used to describe talking so fast or so much that one has trouble catching their breath.

    捯, 气

    捯 (literal) → 捯 · dáo · to reel in 气 (literal) → 气/氣 · qì · breath

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

    created sense