Chinese word

喘息

Pronunciation

Pinyinchuǎn xī

Meaning

  • verbpant

Example

他抱着孩子爬楼时开始喘息。tā bào zhe hái zi pá lóu shí kāi shǐ chuǎn xī

He started to pant while carrying his child up the stairs.

Illustration for 喘息 (pant)

More examples

夜里他因哮喘发作而喘息，家人赶紧叫医生。yè lǐ tā yīn xiào chuǎn fā zuò ér chuǎn xī jiā rén gán jǐn jiào yī shēng

At night, he panted because of an asthma attack, so his family quickly called a doctor.

Core concept

Air comes and goes in hurried, labored bursts, showing that the body is struggling to keep a normal rhythm.

Common phrases

  • 夜间喘息yè jiān chuǎn xī

    pant at night

  • 病人喘息bìng rén chuǎn xī

    patient panting

  • 剧烈运动后喘息jù liè yùn dòng hòu chuǎn xī

    pant after strenuous exercise

Similar words

喘气chuǎn qì: Pant by taking short, quick breaths after becoming tired or out of breath.
喘chuǎn: Pant as normal breathing becomes disordered and too fast.
气喘吁吁qì chuǎn xū xū: Be worn out and pant heavily after moving or exercising.
喘不过气chuǎn bú guò qì: Struggle to breathe because getting enough air feels impossible.

Definition in Chinese

表示因为用力、惊吓或疾病等原因而短促、费力地吸气和呼气的动作或表现。biǎo shì yīn wèi yòng lì jīng xià huò jí bìng děng yuán yīn ér duǎn cù fèi lì dì xī qì hé hū qì de dòng zuò huò biǎo xiàn

Word origin

喘息 (chuǎnxī, "pant") joins 喘 (chuǎn, "breathe hard") + 息 (xī, "breath"), giving the compound its direct sense of strained breathing.

Usage tips

  • Chinese can use this verb for a brief episode after physical effort as well as for breathing trouble linked to illness, so the surrounding situation usually supplies the cause.

Other meanings

  • gasp for breathverb
  • shortness of breathnoun

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