奄奄一息 yǎnyǎnyīxī dying Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 奄 yǎn reduplication faint (bound form) breathing feebly; on the verge of death一 yī numeral one one; the number 1; single; alone息 xī nounverb breath (bound form) breath; to breathe; to pant