气喘吁吁 (qì chuǎn xū xū) — to be out of breath, panting heavily

Definition

Examples

• 他爬完楼梯后气喘吁吁。
  Tā pá wán lóu tī hòu qì chuǎn xū xū.
  After climbing the stairs, he was out of breath.
• 她跑得气喘吁吁，说不出话来。
  Tā pǎo dé qì chuǎn xū xū, shuō bù chū huà lái.
  She ran so hard she was panting and couldn't speak.
• 大家到了山顶都气喘吁吁的。
  Dà jiā dào le shān dǐng dōu qì chuǎn xū xū de.
  Everyone was out of breath when they reached the mountaintop.