喘气 (chuǎnqì) · to pant

喘气 (chuǎnqì) means “to pant; to breathe heavily; to take a breather”. It is written with 2 characters: 喘 (to pant) + 气 (air). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 喘气 is built

The characters

喘 chuǎn · to pant

What 喘 is made of

口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
耑duān — specialized
- 山shān — mountain
  - 凵qiǎn — container
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 而ér — and

气 qì · air

What 气 is made of

亻rén — person

Origin hint: A person 亻 breathing air (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

他跑得直喘气。Tā pǎo de zhí chuǎnqì.He ran until he was panting.

爬到山顶，大家都在喘气。Pá dào shāndǐng, dàjiā dōu zài chuǎnqì.Reaching the summit, everyone was out of breath.

Questions about 喘气

What does 喘气 mean?

喘气 (chuǎnqì) means “to pant; to breathe heavily; to take a breather”.

How do you pronounce 喘气?

喘气 is pronounced chuǎnqì.

Which HSK level is 喘气?

喘气 is in Old HSK 6.

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It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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