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喘

chuǎn
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. to gasp
  2. 2. to pant
  3. 3. asthma

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Character focus

Stroke order

12 strokes

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
憋气
biē qì

to feel suffocated or oppressed

喘指呼吸急促，憋气指屏住呼吸或呼吸困难导致憋闷

Related words

2 items
呼吸
hū xī

to breathe

喘强调急促或不顺畅的呼吸，呼吸是更广义的呼吸动作
哮喘
xiào chuǎn

asthma

喘可以指哮喘的症状或发作

Synonyms

1 item
喘息
chuǎn xī

to gasp for breath

都可指急促呼吸；喘息常做名词

Usage notes

Collocations

常搭配“气”或“不过气”，如“喘气”、“喘不过气来”

Common mistakes

作为动词常带补语“起来”或“不上来”，不宜直接带名词宾语

Example Sentences

2 shown
他跑完步 喘 得说不出话。
He was panting so hard after running that he couldn't speak.
他有哮 喘 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10270550)

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Words Containing 喘

喘息
chuǎn xī

to gasp for breath

喘气
chuǎn qì

to breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp

哮喘
xiào chuǎn

asthma

哮喘病
xiào chuǎn bìng

asthma

喘不过
chuǎn bu guò

to be unable to breathe easily

喘不过气来
chuǎn bu guò qì lái

to be unable to breathe

喘吁吁
chuǎn xū xū

to puff and blow

喘振
chuǎn zhèn

surge (of a compressor)

喘粗气
chuǎn cū qì

to pant heavily

娇喘
jiāo chuǎn

faint breathing

残喘
cán chuǎn

remaining breath

气喘
qì chuǎn

to gasp for breath

气喘吁吁
qì chuǎn xū xū

to pant

气喘喘
qì chuǎn chuǎn

breathless

气喘如牛
qì chuǎn rú niú

to breathe heavily like an ox (idiom)

气喘病
qì chuǎn bìng

asthma

苟延残喘
gǒu yán cán chuǎn

to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)

说你胖你就喘
shuō nǐ pàng nǐ jiù chuǎn

lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom)

防喘振
fáng chuǎn zhèn

anti-surge device (of compressors etc)