喘

chuǎn · chuan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to gasp
  2. to pant
  3. asthma

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)跑(pǎo)得(de)太(tài)快(kuài),以(yǐ)至(zhì)于(yú)喘(chuǎn)不(bu)过(guò)气(qì)来(lái)。

He ran so fast that he was out of breath.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

跑(pǎo)上(shàng)山(shān)后(hòu),我(wǒ)完(wán)全(quán)喘(chuǎn)不(bu)过(guò)气(qì)来(lái)。

After running up the hill, I was completely out of breath.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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