chuǎn bu guò qì lái

Traditional: 喘不過氣來

喘不过气来 (chuǎn bu guò qì lái) is a Chinese word meaning “to be unable to breathe”.

Meanings

  1. 1to be unable to breathe

Characters in 喘不过气来

喘chuǎn · to gasp不bù · no; not so过guò · to cross气qì · gas; air来lái · to come

Related words

不no; not so来to come过to cross过(experienced action marker)过surname Guo起来to stand up; to get up起来(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state不过only回来to return; to come back出来to come out出来(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)不要don't!; must not

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