奄奄一息 yǎn yǎn yī xī

dying; at one's last gasp

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 14682nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. dying
  2. 2. at one's last gasp

Characters

Character Meaning
奄 yǎn
variant of 淹yān; variant of 閹yān; to castrate
奄 yǎn
variant of 淹yān; variant of 閹yān; to castrate
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
息 xī HSK 2
news; to rest; breath