Chinese Word: 喘 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

喘HSK 6

Pinyin: chuǎn

English Definition: to gasp; to pant; asthma

Chinese Definition:
①急促地呼吸：喘气。喘息。喘咳。苟延残喘。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:耑 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 耑 [ duān ] specialized; concentrated

Similar Characters: 揣端湍瑞惴

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喘息	chuǎn xī	to gasp for breath; to take a breather
喘气HSK 6	chuǎn qì	to breathe deeply; to pant
哮喘	xiào chuǎn	asthma
气喘	qì chuǎn	to gasp for breath; asthma
残喘	cán chuǎn	remaining breath; last gasp

1		yǎn shuō zhě 演说者 tíng xià lái 停下来 chuǎn 喘 yì kǒu qì 一口气。 The speaker paused for breath.
2		lǎo rén 老人 pǎo bù 跑步 hòu 后 qì chuǎn xū xū 气喘吁吁、 liǎn sè 脸色 tōng hóng 通红。 The old man was panting and his face was red after running.
3		xiǎo nǚ hái 小女孩 pǎo wán 跑完 yī juàn 一圈 hòu 后 chuǎn zhe 喘着 qì 气， liǎn sè 脸色 tōng hóng 通红。 The little girl gasped for breath and her face turned red after running a lap.
4		tā 她 yòng 用 shuāng shǒu 双手 fú zhe 扶着 yāo 腰， chuǎn xī 喘息 zhe 着 huǎn huǎn 缓缓 zǒu 走 xià 下 le 了 lóu tī 楼梯。 She held onto her waist with both hands, slowly breathless down the stairs.
5		tā 他 pǎo 跑 de 的 shí hou 时候 bù tíng 不停 de 地 chuǎn qì 喘气， xiǎn rán 显然 shì 是 méi yǒu 没有 duàn liàn 锻炼 hǎo 好。 He was gasping for breath non-stop while running, obviously not having exercised enough.

1		yǎn shuō zhě 演说者 tíng xià lái 停下来 chuǎn 喘 yì kǒu qì 一口气。 The speaker paused for breath.
2		lǎo rén 老人 pǎo bù 跑步 hòu 后 qì chuǎn xū xū 气喘吁吁、 liǎn sè 脸色 tōng hóng 通红。 The old man was panting and his face was red after running.
3		xiǎo nǚ hái 小女孩 pǎo wán 跑完 yī juàn 一圈 hòu 后 chuǎn zhe 喘着 qì 气， liǎn sè 脸色 tōng hóng 通红。 The little girl gasped for breath and her face turned red after running a lap.
4		tā 她 yòng 用 shuāng shǒu 双手 fú zhe 扶着 yāo 腰， chuǎn xī 喘息 zhe 着 huǎn huǎn 缓缓 zǒu 走 xià 下 le 了 lóu tī 楼梯。 She held onto her waist with both hands, slowly breathless down the stairs.
5		tā 他 pǎo 跑 de 的 shí hou 时候 bù tíng 不停 de 地 chuǎn qì 喘气， xiǎn rán 显然 shì 是 méi yǒu 没有 duàn liàn 锻炼 hǎo 好。 He was gasping for breath non-stop while running, obviously not having exercised enough.