呼
吸

To breathe in Chinese: 呼吸 (hū xī)

hū xī

to breathe

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to breathe

Stroke order

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呼
吸

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨ

hū

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 呼吸 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 请深呼吸。

    qǐng shēn hū xī。

    Take a deep breath, please.

  • 呼吸困难。

    hū xī kùn nán。

    Breathing was difficult.

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Related words

吸

xī

to breathe

吸引

xī yǐn

to attract

称呼

chēng hu

to call

吸收

xī shōu

to absorb

吸管

xī guǎn

(drinking) straw

吸烟

xī yān

to smoke

招呼

zhāo hu

to call out to

吸毒

xī dú

to take drugs

呼唤

hū huàn

to call out (a name etc)

呼救

hū jiù

to call for help

呼声

hū shēng

a shout

呼吁

hū yù

to call on (sb to do sth)

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