气
息

Breath in Chinese: 气息 (qì xī)

qì xī

breath

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 氣息1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1breath
  2. 2smell
  3. 3odor
  4. 4flavor

Stroke order

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气
息

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ㄑㄧˋ

qì

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

气息

Simplified

氣息

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 空气里有一股春天的气息。

    kōng qì lǐ yǒu yì gǔ chūn tiān de qì xī。

    There is a breath of spring in the air.

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Related words

气

qì

gas

天气

tiān qì

weather

休息

xiū xi

rest

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

空气

kōng qì

air

力气

lì qi

strength

脾气

pí qi

character

气候

qì hòu

(meteorology) climate

消息

xiāo xi

news

利息

lì xī

interest (on a loan)

气氛

qì fēn

atmosphere

小气

xiǎo qì

stingy

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