"Breath" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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气息 qì xī breath / smell / odor / flavor
气流 qì liú stream of air / airflow / slipstream / draft / breath / turbulence (of aircraft)
鼻息 bí xī breath
息 xī breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2]
一口气 yī kǒu qì one breath / in one breath / at a stretch
喘息 chuǎn xī to gasp for breath / to take a breather
口臭 kǒu chòu bad breath / halitosis
透气 tòu qì to flow freely (of air) / to ventilate / to breathe (of fabric etc) / to take a breath of fresh air / to divulge
气喘吁吁 qì chuǎn xū xū to pant / to gasp for breath
相提并论 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)
耳目一新 ěr mù yī xīn a pleasant change / a breath of fresh air / refreshing
吸气 xī qì to inhale / to draw in breath
气喘 qì chuǎn to gasp for breath / asthma
换气 huàn qì to take a breath (in swimming) / to ventilate
屏息 bǐng xī hold one's breath
血气 xuè qì blood and vital breath / bloodline (i.e. parentage) / valor
气绝 qì jué to take one's last breath / dying
上气不接下气 shàng qì bù jiē xià qì out of breath (idiom) / to gasp for air
不可同日而语 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
枉费 wǎng fèi to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc) / to try in vain
唉声叹气 āi shēng tàn qì sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom) / to heave deep sighs / to sigh in despair
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
放气 fàng qì to release breath / to deflate / to fart
费话 fèi huà to talk at length / to waste one's breath / variant of 廢話|废话[fei4 hua4]
屏气 bǐng qì to hold one's breath
送气 sòng qì aspiration (phonetics, explosion of breath on consonants distinguishing Chinese p, t from b, d)
残喘 cán chuǎn remaining breath / last gasp
气息奄奄 qì xī yǎn yǎn to have only a breath of life (idiom)
话不投机半句多 huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom)
呵 hē expel breath / my goodness
未可同日而语 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
满天星 mǎn tiān xīng Baby's Breath / Gypsophila paniculata
翘首以待 qiáo shǒu yǐ dài to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom) / to anxiously await
气吁吁 qì xū xū to pant / to gasp for breath
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 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 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 fú qì feeble breath / frivolity / flippancy
炁 qì variant of 氣|气[qi4], breath / air / steam / gas / weather / used in Taoist charms
白费唇舌 bái fèi chún shé to whistle down the wind / to waste one's breath (idiom)
鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已 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  breath analyzer / breathalyzer
气咻咻 qì xiū xiū to pant / to gasp for breath
缓气 huǎn qì to get one's breath back / to take a breather
舒气 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 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
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