yàn

common
verb

Meaning of 咽气

咽气 means to breathe one's last; to die (euphemism for passing away). Pronounced yàn qì.

  • to breathe one's last; to die (euphemism for passing away)

Definitions & Examples

Lǎo
rén
zài
shuì
mèng
zhōng
ān
xiáng
de
yàn
le
 

The old man passed away peacefully in his sleep.

zhí
dào
yàn
qián
hái
zài
niàn
dao
zhe
ér
de
míng
zi
 

Until his dying breath, he was still murmuring the names of his children.

Bìng
rén
jīng
yàn
le
 
shēng
néng
wéi
 

The patient has already passed away; even the doctors can do nothing.