气息奄奄 qì xī yǎn yǎn

to have only a breath of life (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to have only a breath of life (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
气 qì HSK 1
to get angry; air; gas
息 xī HSK 2
news; to rest; breath
奄 yǎn
variant of 淹yān; variant of 閹yān; to castrate
奄 yǎn
variant of 淹yān; variant of 閹yān; to castrate