qì xī

Traditional: 氣息

HSK 7–9

气息 (qì xī) is a Chinese word meaning “breath; smell; odor”.

Meanings

  1. 1breath
  2. 2smell
  3. 3odor
  4. 4flavor
Part of speech
noun

Characters in 气息

气qì · gas; air息xī · breath

Related words

消息(piece of) news; information休息rest气gas; air生气to get angry; to be furious信息information; news; message客气polite运气luck (good or bad)空气air天气weather勇气courage气氛atmosphere; mood脾气character; temperament; disposition

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