一
口
气

One breath in Chinese: 一口气 (yī kǒu qì)

yī kǒu qì

one breath

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 一口氣1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1one breath
  2. 2in one breath
  3. 3at a stretch

Stroke order

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一
口
气

Zhuyin

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄎㄡˇ

kǒu

ㄎ/ kㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄑㄧˋ

qì

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

一口气

Simplified

一口氣

Traditional

Example sentences

See 一口气 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他一口气跑到了山顶。

    tā yì kǒu qì pǎo dào le shān dǐng。

    He ran all the way to the top of the mountain in one go.

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Related words

一

yī

one

口

kǒu

mouth

气

qì

gas

天气

tiān qì

weather

第一

dì yī

first

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一样

yī yàng

same

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