kēng

common
verb
colloquial

Meaning of 吭气

吭气 means to utter a sound; to speak up; to respond when spoken to. Pronounced kēng qì.

  • to utter a sound; to speak up; to respond when spoken to

Definitions & Examples

lǎo
rén
zhī
dào
le
zháo
 
zhí
méi
gǎn
kēng
 

I was afraid the old folks would worry if they found out, so I never dared to breathe a word.

guǎn
zěn
me
zhuī
wèn
 
jiù
shì
kēng
 

No matter how you pressed him, he just wouldn't say a word.

Wèn
shí
huà
 
kēng
shēng
 

You could ask him ten questions and he wouldn't utter a sound.