气喘 (qì chuǎn) — to be short of breath, to pant
Definition
气喘 (qìchuǎn) means 'to pant / be short of breath' — usually a temporary state from exertion or illness, not the chronic disease 哮喘 (asthma).
verb
to be short of breathto pant
Examples
- 气喘。Tā pǎo le shí gōng lǐ hòu yì zhí qì chuǎn.He kept panting after running ten kilometers.
- 气喘。Lǎo rén shàng lóu tī shí róng yì qì chuǎn.The old man easily gets short of breath when climbing stairs.
- 气喘。Gǎn mào yǐn qǐ de qì chuǎn ràng wǒ hěn nán shòu.The panting caused by a cold made me very uncomfortable.
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