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哈气

Word · Verb · NounTraditional哈

breathe out; vapor

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Meanings

3 senses · 9 examples
1.

verb

to breathe out; to exhale (with the mouth open)

Typically used for exhaling warm air, often onto one's hands to warm them or onto glass to fog it up.

Tiān天
qì气
tài太
lěng冷
le了
 ,
tā他
bù不
tíng停
de地
duì对
zhe着
shǒu手
hā哈
qì气
 。

The weather was too cold, and he kept breathing onto his hands.

Wèi为
le了
kàn看
qīng清
zhǐ指
wén纹
 ,
tā他
xiān先
wǎng往
jìng镜
zi子
shàng上
hā哈
le了
yī一
kǒu口
qì气
 。

To see the fingerprint clearly, he first breathed onto the mirror.

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Nǎi奶
nai奶
gěi给
sūn孙
zi子
hā哈
le了
hā哈
qì气
 ,
nuǎn暖
huo和
tā他
de的
xiǎo小
shǒu手
 。

Grandma breathed on her grandson's hands to warm them up.

2.

noun

exhaled breath; breath (from the mouth)

Refers specifically to the warm, moist air exhaled from the mouth.

Dōng冬
tiān天
kě可
yǐ以
kàn看
dào到
zì自
jǐ己
hū呼
chū出
de的
hā哈
qì气
 。

In winter, you can see your own exhaled breath.

Tā他
shuō说
huà话
shí时
 ,
hā哈
qì气
zài在
lěng冷
kōng空
qì气
zhōng中
níng凝
chéng成
le了
bái白
wù雾
 。

When he spoke, his breath condensed into white mist in the cold air.

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Xiǎo小
gǒu狗
de的
hā哈
qì气
pēn喷
zài在
wǒ我
liǎn脸
shàng上
 ,
rè热
hū乎
hū乎
de的
 。

The puppy's breath blew on my face, warm and moist.

3.

noun

condensation; vapor (condensed on glass, etc.)

Refers to the water droplets that form on a cold surface when warm, moist air contacts it.

Chē车
chuāng窗
shàng上
jié结
le了
yī一
céng层
báo薄
báo薄
de的
hā哈
qì气
 ,
kàn看
bù不
qīng清
wài外
miàn面
 。

A thin layer of condensation formed on the car window, making it hard to see outside.

Yòng用
bù布
cā擦
diào掉
yǎn眼
jìng镜
shàng上
de的
hā哈
qì气
 。

Wipe the condensation off the glasses with a cloth.

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Yù浴
shì室
jìng镜
zi子
shàng上
quán全
shì是
hā哈
qì气
 ,
děi得
yòng用
guā刮
zi子
guā刮
yī一
xià下
 。

The bathroom mirror is completely fogged up with condensation; we need to scrape it off.