喘 (chuǎn): to gasp; to pant; asthma

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HSK 7verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: to gasp; to pant; asthma
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7
Strokes: 12
Radical: 口
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to gasp
to pant
asthma

Chinese explanation

呼吸急促、困难，因为劳累、生病或紧张而大口呼吸
急促的呼吸声。

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Example sentences

After running three thousand meters, he was gasping for breath, hands on his knees, unable to speak for quite a while.

When she climbed to the top of the mountain, she was so tired that she was panting, her forehead covered with sweat, but she still smiled happily.

The child had a fever, was breathing rapidly, and gasping severely, so his mother quickly took him to the hospital.

When his asthma attack occurred, he gasped so much that his chest felt tight, and he could only sit and breathe slowly, waiting for the medicine to take effect.

Hearing the good news, she was so excited that she could hardly breathe, and tears suddenly welled up.

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