tòu​bù​guò​qì

to be unable to breathe

  • created sense approved 透不过气/透不過氣 · tòu​bù​guò​qì · to be unable to breathe — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    透不过气 / 透不過氣

    tòu​bù​guò​qì

    to be unable to breathe

    to feel suffocated or smothered; to be unable to catch one's breath

    tòu​bu​guò​qì

    透, 不过, 气

    透 (literal) → 透 · tòu · to penetrate 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · [potential/result] 气 (literal) → 气/氣 · qì · breath

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 透不过气/透不過氣 · tòu​bù​guò​qì · breathless — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    透不过气 / 透不過氣

    tòu​bù​guò​qì

    breathless

    feeling overwhelmed or under great pressure, such that one cannot relax or find relief

    tòu​bu​guò​qì

    透, 不过, 气

    透 (literal) → 透 · tòu · to penetrate 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · [potential/result] 气 (literal) → 气/氣 · qì · breath

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

    created sense