Meaning
to gasp; to pant; asthma
Chinese: 急促呼吸。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chuan” becomes a different word in each tone. 喘 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 喘气chuǎn qìto breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp; to take a breather
- 喘息chuǎn xīto gasp for breath; to take a breather
- 气喘qì chuǎnto gasp for breath; asthma
- 喘振chuǎn zhèn(of turbomachinery) to surge; to pulsate
- 残喘cán chuǎnremaining breath; last gasp
More Words
Example Sentence
爬到山顶，他累得直喘气。Pá dào shān dǐng, tā lèi de zhí chuǎn qì.Climbing to the top, he panted from exhaustion.
爬Páto crawl到dàoto reach山顶shān dǐnghilltop，他tāhe累lèito accumulate得de(verb complement)直zhístraight喘气chuǎn qìto breathe deeply。