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呼吸 hūxī

呼吸 hūxī Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 呼吸 hūxī .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hūxī | hu1 xi1
English translation
to breathe

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Traditional form

呼吸 hūxī

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 呼吸 hūxī

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

kǒu

Positional decomposition

口乎

Number of Strokes

8

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

kǒu

Positional decomposition

口及

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 呼吸 hūxī

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zài hěn Gāo de 地方 dìfāng 呼吸 hūxī jiù biàn 得很 de hěn nán .

Respiration becomes difficult at great heights.

Néng Cóng de 呼吸 hūxī Zhōng 闻到 wén dào 酒味 jiǔ wèi .

I could smell booze on his breath.

zài 海拔 hǎibá Gāo de 地方 dìfāng huì 感到 gǎn dào 呼吸 hūxī 困难 kùnnan .

At high altitudes it is difficult to breathe.

yǒu xiē 晕船 yùn chuán ,所以 suǒyǐ dào 甲板 jiǎ bǎn shǎng 呼吸 hūxī xiē 新鲜 xīnxiān 空气 kōngqì .

I felt seasick so I went up on deck for some fresh air.

呼吸道 hū xī dào gěi fèi 输送 shū sòng 富氧 de 空气 kōngqì .

The respiratory tract conveys oxygen - rich air to the lungs.

呼吸 hūxī Decomposition

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呼吸 hūxī Compounds

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