tòu​bù​guò​qì

to be unable to breathe

  1. tòu particleverb
    to penetrate
    to pass through or seep into something
  2. bu particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the de potential construction
  3. guò particle
    [potential/result]
    Used after a verb to indicate crossing a space, winning a competition, or exceeding a limit; often used with de or to show potential
  4. breath
    breath; respiration; the air inhaled and exhaled by living things