喘不過氣來 chuǎn bu guò qì lái

to be unable to breathe

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be unable to breathe

Characters

Character Meaning
喘 chuǎn HSK 6
to gasp; to pant; asthma
不 bu HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
過 guò
to cross; to go over; to pass (time)
氣 qì
to get angry; air; gas
來 lái
to come; to arrive; next