开除 開除 kāi chú to expel (a member of an organization) / to fire (an employee) syn 驱逐 驅逐 qū zhú to expel / to deport / banishment syn 气息 氣息 qì xī breath / smell / odor / flavor syn 透气 透氣 tòu qì to flow freely (of air) / to ventilate / to breathe (of fabric etc) / to take a breath of fresh air / to divulge syn 喘气 喘氣 chuǎn qì to breathe deeply / to pant / to gasp / to take a breather / to catch one's breath syn 吸气 吸氣 xī qì to inhale / to draw in breath syn 气流 氣流 qì liú stream of air / airflow / slipstream / draft / breath / turbulence (of aircraft) 相提并论 相提並論 xiāng tí bìng lùn to discuss two disparate things together (idiom) / to mention on equal terms / to place on a par with / (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) syn 逐出 zhú chū to expel / to evict / to drive out 喘息 chuǎn xī to gasp for breath / to take a breather syn 口臭 kǒu chòu bad breath / halitosis 除名 chú míng to strike off (the rolls) / to remove from a list / to expunge / to expel syn 驱除 驅除 qū chú to drive off / to dispel / to expel syn 一口气 一口氣 yī kǒu qì one breath / in one breath / at a stretch syn 耳目一新 ěr mù yī xīn a pleasant change / a breath of fresh air / refreshing 换气 換氣 huàn qì to take a breath (in swimming) / to ventilate 憋气 憋氣 biē qì to hold one's breath / to feel suffocated (for lack of air) / choked with bottled-up resentment syn 短促 duǎn cù short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice) syn 气喘 氣喘 qì chuǎn to gasp for breath / asthma syn 气喘吁吁 氣喘吁吁 qì chuǎn xū xū to pant / to gasp for breath syn 血气 血氣 xuè qì blood and vital breath / bloodline (i.e. parentage) / valor syn 屏气 屏氣 bǐng qì to hold one's breath syn 屏息 bǐng xī hold one's breath syn 不可同日而语 不可同日而語 bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom) / not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable syn 唉声叹气 唉聲嘆氣 āi shēng tàn qì sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom) / to heave deep sighs / to sigh in despair syn 鼻息 bí xī breath syn 革除 gé chú to eliminate / to expel / to abolish syn 气化 氣化 qì huà to vaporize / evaporation / carburetion / 氣|气[qi4] transformation in TCM (i.e. transformation of yin yang vital breath) / unvoicing of voiced consonant 送气 送氣 sòng qì aspiration (phonetics, explosion of breath on consonants distinguishing Chinese p, t from b, d) syn 排毒 pái dú to expel poison (from the system) / to detox 气绝 氣絕 qì jué to take one's last breath / dying 上气不接下气 上氣不接下氣 shàng qì bù jiē xià qì (idiom) to be out of breath / to gasp for air syn 枉费 枉費 wǎng fèi to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc) / to try in vain syn 吁吁 xū xū to pant / to gasp for breath 一骨碌 yī gū lu with a rolling or twisting movement / in a single movement / in one breath syn 开除学籍 開除學籍 kāi chú xué jí to expel from school 放气 放氣 fàng qì to release breath / to deflate / to fart 费话 費話 fèi huà to talk at length / to waste one's breath / variant of 廢話|废话[fei4 hua4] 逐客 zhú kè to expel guests / fig. xenophobia 轰 轟 hōng explosion / bang / boom / rumble / to attack / to shoo away / to expel syn 憋 biē to choke / to stifle / to restrain / to hold back / to hold in (urine) / to hold (one's breath) syn 驱 驅 qū to expel / to urge on / to drive / to run quickly syn 息 xī breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2] syn 撵 攆 niǎn to expel / to oust / (dialect) to chase after / to try to catch up with syn 屏 bǐng to get rid of / to put aside / to reject / to keep control / to hold (one's breath) syn 革 gé animal hide / leather / to reform / to remove / to expel (from office) syn 斥 chì to blame / to reprove / to reprimand / to expel / to oust / to reconnoiter / (of territory) to expand / saline marsh syn 摈 擯 bìn to reject / to expel / to discard / to exclude / to renounce syn 残喘 殘喘 cán chuǎn remaining breath / last gasp 气息奄奄 氣息奄奄 qì xī yǎn yǎn to have only a breath of life (idiom) syn 义和团运动 義和團運動 yì hé tuán yùn dòng Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901), a peasant uprising that attempted to expel all foreigners from China, eventually suppressed by an international coalition 话不投机半句多 話不投機半句多 huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō (idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion syn 斥退 chì tuì to dismiss (from a post) / to expel from school / to order away (servants etc) syn 黜 chù to dismiss from office / to expel 逐客令 zhú kè lìng the First Emperor's order to expel foreigners / (fig.) notice to leave / words or behavior intended at turning visitors out 满天星 滿天星 mǎn tiān xīng Baby's Breath / Gypsophila paniculata 翘首以待 翹首以待 qiáo shǒu yǐ dài to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom) / to anxiously await syn 气吁吁 氣吁吁 qì xū xū to pant / to gasp for breath syn 未可同日而语 未可同日而語 wèi kě tóng rì ér yǔ lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom) / not to be mentioned in the same breath / incomparable 敺 qū expel / urge on 驱逐出境 驅逐出境 qū zhú chū jìng to deport / to expel 撵出 攆出 niǎn chū to expel / to drive out / to oust 开除党籍 開除黨籍 kāi chú dǎng jí to expel from the Party 革出 gé chū to expel / to kick out 驱除鞑虏 驅除韃虜 qū chú dá lǔ expel the Manchu, revolutionary slogan from around 1900 除灵 除靈 chú líng to expel spirits / (old) to end the period of mourning 驱寒 驅寒 qū hán to warm oneself / to expel the cold (TCM) 驱瘟 驅瘟 qū wēn to expel pestilences 丂 qiǎo "breath" or "sigh" component in Chinese characters 人精 rén jīng sophisticate / man with extensive experience / child prodigy / Wunderkind (i.e. brilliant child) / spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential breath 血氣|血气 of TCM) 仙气 仙氣 xiān qì ethereal quality / (Chinese folklore) a puff of breath from the mouth of a celestial being, which can magically transform an object into sth else 喜则气缓 喜則氣緩 xǐ zé qì huǎn joy depresses one's qi vital breath / an excess of joy may lead to sluggishness of vital energy (TCM) 浮气 浮氣 fú qì feeble breath / frivolity / flippancy 白费唇舌 白費唇舌 bái fèi chún shé to whistle down the wind / to waste one's breath (idiom) 鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已 鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已 jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom) / striving to the utmost one's whole life / with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day 呼吸分析仪 呼吸分析儀 breath analyzer / breathalyzer 丂 kǎo "breath" or "sigh" component in Chinese characters 气咻咻 氣咻咻 qì xiū xiū to pant / to gasp for breath syn 缓气 緩氣 huǎn qì to get one's breath back / to take a breather syn 舒气 舒氣 shū qì to heave a sigh of relief / to get one's breath back / to vent one's spleen 省省吧 shěng sheng ba (coll.) Don't waste your breath. / Save it! 暗骂 暗罵 àn mà to curse under one's breath / to grumble inaudibly 一股清流 yī gǔ qīng liú (fig.) a breath of fresh air 