喘不过气来 chuǎn bu guò qì lái

DEFINITIONS

  1. to be unable to breathe

CHARACTERS

喘 chuǎn
HSK 6
pant, gasp, breathe heavily
不 bu
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
过 guò
HSK 2
pass, pass through, go across
气 qì
HSK 1
steam, vapor; KangXi radical 84
来 lái
HSK 1
come, coming; return, returning