呼吸

hū xī

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to breathe

Word relationships

Related words

2 items

• 吸 xī 吸 xī to breathe 呼吸 emphasizes the full cycle, while 吸 focuses on inhaling.: to breathe
• 呼 hū 呼 hū to call 呼吸 is the whole breathing process, while 呼 focuses on exhaling.: to call

Usage notes

Collocations

深呼吸 is the common phrase for 'take a deep breath', not 深地呼吸.

Common mistakes

呼吸 is intransitive; you cannot 呼吸 something directly. Use 呼吸空气, not 呼吸新鲜空气 as a single object without a preposition in formal contexts.

Example Sentences

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他的 呼吸 变得短促。

His breathing became short and rapid.

请慢慢 呼吸 。

Please breathe slowly.

請深 呼吸 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 842307)

呼吸 困難。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6109345)

他在 呼吸 嗎?

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 772142)

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Words Containing 呼吸

• 上呼吸道感染 上呼吸道感染 shàng hū xī dào gǎn rǎn: upper respiratory tract infection
• 中东呼吸综合征 中东呼吸综合征 zhōng dōng hū xī zōng hé zhèng: Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
• 二级头呼吸器 二级头呼吸器 èr jí tóu hū xī qì: (diving) regulator
• 人工呼吸 人工呼吸 rén gōng hū xī: artificial respiration (medicine)
• 备用二级头呼吸器 备用二级头呼吸器 bèi yòng èr jí tóu hū xī qì: backup regulator
• 呼吸管 呼吸管 hū xī guǎn: snorkel
• 呼吸系统 呼吸系统 hū xī xì tǒng: respiratory system
• 呼吸调节器 呼吸调节器 hū xī tiáo jié qì: regulator (diving)
• 呼吸道 呼吸道 hū xī dào: respiratory tract
• 严重急性呼吸系统综合症 严重急性呼吸系统综合症 yán zhòng jí xìng hū xī xì tǒng zōng hé zhèng: severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
• 密闭式循环再呼吸水肺系统 密闭式循环再呼吸水肺系统 mì bì shì xún huán zài hū xī shuǐ fèi xì tǒng: closed-circuit rebreather scuba (diving)
• 睡眠呼吸暂停 睡眠呼吸暂停 shuì mián hū xī zàn tíng: central sleep apnea (CSA)

Child Words of 呼吸

• 吸 吸 xī: to breathe
• 呼 呼 hū: to call