喘气 chuǎnqì▶ Terengah-engah

Stroke order

喘气 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 喘 — 12 strokes
• 气 — 4 strokes

Senses

1. to breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp
2. to take a breather; to catch one's breath

Related words

• 争气mencari pujian
• 口气nada
• 叹气Menghela napas
• 和气baik; sopan
• 娇气kebanci-bancian
• 志气Ambisi

喘气 is pronounced chuǎnqì and means “Terengah-engah”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 喘气 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.