喘喘气 (chuǎn chuǎn qì) — to catch one's breath, to take a breather

Definition

Examples

• 跑了这么久，我得喘喘气再走。
  Pǎo le zhè me jiǔ, wǒ dé chuǎn chuǎn qì zài zǒu.
  After running so long, I need to catch my breath before walking again.
• 工作太累了，我们喘喘气吧。
  Gōng zuò tài lèi le, wǒ men chuǎn chuǎn qì ba.
  Work is too tiring, let's take a break.
• 他停下来喘喘气，然后继续爬山。
  Tā tíng xià lái chuǎn chuǎn qì, rán hòu jì xù pá shān.
  He stopped to catch his breath, then continued climbing the mountain.