"to breathe in" Chinese-English Dictionary
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 吸入 | to breathe in / to suck in / to inhale | syn | |
| 吸进 吸進 | to inhale / to breathe in |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 呼吸 | to breathe | syn | |
| 透气 透氣 | to flow freely (of air) / to ventilate / to breathe (of fabric etc) / to take a breath of fresh air / to divulge | syn | |
| 盯住 | to watch sb closely / to breathe down sb's neck / to mark (sports) | syn | |
| 喘气 喘氣 | to breathe deeply / to pant / to gasp / to take a breather / to catch one's breath | syn | |
| 出气 出氣 | to vent one's anger / to breathe out / to exhale | syn | |
| 断气 斷氣 | to stop breathing / to breathe one's last / to die / to cut the gas supply | syn | |
| 咽气 嚥氣 | to die / to breathe one's last | syn | |
| 讳莫如深 諱莫如深 | important matter that must be kept secret (idiom) / don't breathe a word of it to anyone! | syn | |
| 呼出 | to exhale / to breathe out / to make an outgoing call / (computing) to bring up (a menu, search bar, virtual keyboard etc) | ||
| 呼气 呼氣 | to breathe out | ||
| 吸氧 | to breathe / to absorb oxygen | ||
| 吸 | to breathe / to suck in / to absorb / to inhale | syn | |
| 吐故纳新 吐故納新 | lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new | syn | |
| 蜃 | giant clam / (mythology) clam-monster said to breathe out a vapor that forms a mirage of buildings | syn | |
| 一命呜呼 一命嗚呼 | to die (idiom) / to breathe one's last / to give up the ghost | syn | |
| 永无宁日 永無寧日 | (in such circumstances) there will be no peace / one can never breathe easy | ||
| 喘不过气来 喘不過氣來 | to be unable to breathe | ||
| 呴 | breathe on / yawn / roar | ||
| 欨 | (literary) to blow or breathe upon / happy | ||
| 喣 | to breathe upon | ||
| 一鼻孔出气 一鼻孔出氣 | lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom) / fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.) / to sing from the same hymn sheet | syn | |
| 喘不过 喘不過 | to be unable to breathe easily | ||
| 气喘如牛 氣喘如牛 | to breathe heavily like an ox (idiom) / to huff and puff |