gasp for breath; pant
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to have the death rattle; to gasp for breath before death
dialectSpecifically refers to the labored, irregular breathing of a dying person.
Lǎo老
rén人
kuài快
bù不
xíng行
le了
，
tǎng躺
zài在
chuáng床
shàng上
zhí直
dǎo倒
qì气
r儿
。
The old man was dying, lying in bed gasping for breath.
Tā他
tīng听
le了
yī一
yè夜
bìng病
rén人
dǎo倒
qì气
r儿
de的
shēng声
yīn音
，
xīn心
lǐ里
fēi非
cháng常
nán难
shòu受
。
He listened to the patient's death rattle all night, feeling terribly sad.
verb
to be out of breath; to pant; to gasp for air
dialectDescribes being so breathless from exertion, laughter, or speaking quickly that one cannot breathe smoothly.
Tā他
pǎo跑
wán完
wǔ五
gōng公
lǐ里
，
lèi累
de得
dǎo倒
bù不
guò过
qì气
r儿
lái来
le了
。
He ran five kilometers and was so tired he couldn't catch his breath.
Tā她
shuō说
de得
nà那
me么
kuài快
，
dōu都
dǎo倒
bù不
guò过
qì气
r儿
lái来
le了
。
She was speaking so fast that she was out of breath.
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Wǒ我
men们
xiào笑
de得
qián前
yǎng仰
hòu后
hé合
，
chà差
diǎn点
dǎo倒
bù不
guò过
qì气
r儿
。
We were laughing so hard we were almost out of breath.