喘不过

喘不过喘不過 chuǎn bu guò ㄔㄨㄢˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄍㄨㄛˋ cyun2 bat1 gwo3

  • to be unable to breathe easily

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 喘 (1 of 3) — stroke by stroke.

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Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 他喘不过气来了。 He was out of breath.
  • 跑上山後,我完全喘不過氣來。 After running up the hill, I was completely out of breath.
  • 他跑得太快,以至於喘不過氣來。 He ran so fast that he was out of breath.
  • 在过去一个相当长的时期里,社会都是等级制度森严并且极度不公的,做为社会阶级中最大一部分的贫农常常被赋税,战争,饥荒压得喘不过气来,痛苦不堪。 For a long time, society was strongly hierarchical and unequal, primarily composed of peasants. The most backward, impoverished segment of the population, they were crushed by the weight of taxes, wars, and famines.

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