onomatopoeia; describing panting or wheezing sounds
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesonomatopoeia
puffing; panting; wheezing; sound of heavy breathing
informalUsed to depict the sound made by someone or something breathing heavily, especially after exertion or due to a condition. Often reduplicated as 'hūchī hūchī'.
Tā他
pǎo跑
wán完
bù步
hòu后
，
lèi累
de得
hū呼
chī哧
hū呼
chī哧
zhí直
chuǎn喘
qì气
。
After finishing his run, he was so tired he was puffing and panting heavily.
Lǎo老
jiù旧
de的
huǒ火
chē车
tóu头
hū呼
chī哧
hū呼
chī哧
de地
pá爬
shàng上
le了
shān山
pō坡
。
The old locomotive chugged and wheezed its way up the hill.
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Tā他
gǎn感
mào冒
le了
，
bí鼻
zi子
bù不
tōng通
，
shuì睡
jiào觉
shí时
hū呼
chī哧
hū呼
chī哧
de的
。
He has a cold and his nose is blocked, so he was wheezing while sleeping.