HSK 5 HSK V4
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呼吸

/ hūxī /
Strokes

Definition

to breathe

Example

As a Verb

breathe; respire

1
呼吸
néng
shǐ
使
shí
食物
zhōng
de
néngliàng
能量
zài
huó
bāo
细胞
zhōng
shìfàng
释放
chūlái
出来
  

Respiration releases energy from food in living cells.

2
shì
腹式
呼吸

abdominal respiration

3
Shēn
深呼吸

breathe deeply

4
Yòng
kǒng
鼻孔
  
/
zuǐ
呼吸

breathe through the nostrils/mouth

5
Jìnxíng
进行
réngōng
人工呼吸

practise artificial respiration

6
Bīngzhù
屏住
呼吸

hold one's breath

7
呼吸
xīnxiān
新鲜
kōng
空气

breathe in fresh/wholesome air; get a breath of fresh air