喘 chuǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 耑 specialized
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
喘
chuǎn
to pant; to gasp for breath
Character
Example phrases
- 他刚爬到六楼就喘得说不出话，显然长期缺乏锻炼。 Tā gāng pá dào liù lóu jiù chuǎn de shuō bù chū huà, xiǎnrán chángqī quēfá duànliàn. He had only just climbed to the sixth floor and was already too out of breath to speak, clearly lacking long-term exercise.
- 跑完一千米，他累得直喘气。 Pǎo wán yì qiān mǐ, tā lèi de zhí chuǎnqì. After running a thousand metres, he was so tired that he kept gasping for breath.
- 小狗跑了一圈，趴在地上呼呼地喘。 Xiǎogǒu pǎo le yì quān, pā zài dì shang hūhū de chuǎn. The puppy ran a lap, then lay on the ground panting heavily.
Related words
- 喘息 chuǎnxī to breathe; to catch one's breath; respite
- 乏力 fálì weak; lacking strength; to lack power
- 腹 fù abdomen; belly
- 浑身 húnshēn whole body; from head to toe
- 腹泻 fùxiè diarrhoea; to have diarrhoea
- 发抖 fādǒu to tremble; to shiver
- 高血压 gāoxuèyā high blood pressure; hypertension
- 发热 fārè to have a fever; to heat up
- 骨折 gǔzhé to fracture; bone fracture
- 打喷嚏 dǎpēntì to sneeze
- 关节 guānjié joint; key point
- 鼻涕 bítì nasal mucus; snot