To gasp in Chinese: 喘 (chuǎn)

chuǎn

to gasp

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

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Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨㄢˇ

chuǎn

/ ch/ u/ anˇ/ third tone

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  • 他跑得太快,累得直喘。

    tā pǎo dé tài kuài, lèi dé zhí chuǎn。

    He ran so fast that he was left panting.

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