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
喘息
chuǎnxī
to breathe; to catch one's breath; respite
Characters in this word
息 xī
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 连续亏损多年后，这家企业终于获得了一次喘息的机会。 Liánxù kuīsǔn duō nián hòu, zhè jiā qǐyè zhōngyú huòdé le yí cì chuǎnxī de jīhuì. After years of continuous losses, the company finally gained a chance to catch its breath.
- 忙了一整个星期，周末终于有了喘息的时间。 Máng le yì zhěng gè xīngqī, zhōumò zhōngyú yǒu le chuǎnxī de shíjiān. After a whole busy week, the weekend finally gave some time to catch my breath.
- 他靠在墙边，大口喘息，脸上全是汗。 Tā kào zài qiáng biān, dàkǒu chuǎnxī, liǎn shang quán shì hàn. He leaned against the wall, breathing hard, his face covered in sweat.
Related words
- 喘 chuǎn to pant; to gasp for breath
- 休息 xiūxi to rest; rest
- 信息 xìnxī information; message
- 消息 xiāoxi news; message
- 利息 lìxī interest
- 出息 chūxi future prospects; promise; achievement
- 川流不息 chuānliúbùxī to flow in an endless stream
- 经久不息 jīngjiǔbùxī to continue for a long time without stopping
- 平息 píngxī to subside; to calm; to settle
- 气息 qìxī breath; flavour; atmosphere
- 息息相关 xīxīxiāngguān closely related; intimately connected
- 窒息 zhìxī to suffocate; suffocation