呼吸
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
呼吸 (hūxī) · to breathe
呼吸 (hūxī) means “to breathe; breathing”. It is written with 2 characters: 呼 (to breathe) + 吸 (to breathe in). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 呼吸 is built
The characters
呼 hū · to breathe
What 呼 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 乎hū — interrogative or exclamatory final particle
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 乎 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
吸 xī · to breathe in
What 吸 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 及jí — to extend
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 及 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们去外面呼吸一下新鲜空气。Wǒmen qù wàimiàn hūxī yīxià xīnxiān kōngqì.Let's go outside for some fresh air.
跑步的时候应该怎么呼吸？Pǎobù de shíhou yīnggāi zěnme hūxī?How should you breathe when running?
Questions about 呼吸
What does 呼吸 mean?
呼吸 (hūxī) means “to breathe; breathing”.
How do you pronounce 呼吸?
呼吸 is pronounced hūxī.
Which HSK level is 呼吸?
呼吸 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 招呼zhāohuto greet
- 打招呼dǎ zhāohuto greet
- 称呼chēnghuto call
- 呼唤hūhuànto call
- 呼啸hūxiàoto whistle
- 呼吁hūyùto appeal
- 吸管xīguǎnstraw (for drinking)
- 吸收xīshōuto absorb
- 吸烟xīyānto smoke
- 吸引xīyǐnto attract
Learn 呼吸 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 23: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.