# 喘气 (chuǎnqì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 喘气 (chuǎnqì) means “to pant; to gasp for breath”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: to pant; to gasp for breath
- Pinyin: chuǎnqì (chuan3 qi4)
- Traditional: 喘氣
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他跑得太快，累得大口喘气。
  Tā pǎo de tài kuài, lèi de dàkǒu chuǎnqì.
  He ran so fast that he was exhausted and gasping for breath.

## Characters

- [喘](https://hanziro.com/word/chuan-gasp/) (chuǎn): to gasp; to pant
- [气](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-air/) (qì): air; gas

https://hanziro.com/word/chuan-qi-pant/

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