# 气息 (qìxī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 气息 (qìxī) means “breath; scent; atmosphere”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: breath; scent; atmosphere
- Pinyin: qìxī (qi4 xi1)
- Traditional: 氣息
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 空气中充满了春天的气息。
  Kōngqì zhōng chōngmǎnle chūntiān de qìxī.
  The air is filled with the scent of spring.

## Characters

- [气](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-air/) (qì): air; gas
- 息 (xī): breath; to cease; to stop

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-xi-breath/

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