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chuǎn

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chuǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chuǎn | chuan3
English translation
to gasp
to pant
asthma
to pant, to gasp, to breathe heavily

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About chuǎn

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

chuǎn

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of chuǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口耑

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

duān

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using chuǎn

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zhǐ lǎo láng Cóng 灌木丛 guàn mù cóng cuàn chū lái , 惊魂未定 de 喘息 chuǎn xī ,伸出 shēn chū 舌头 shétou .

The old wolf runs out of the bush, still badly shaken , panting with its tongue lolling.

咱们 zámen máng le 半天 bàn tiān , gāi 喘喘气 le .

We've been busy for hours; we'd better take a break.

de 探讨 tàntǎo 蛤蚧 gé jiè 防喘 wán duì 支气管 zhī qì guǎn 哮喘 xiào chuǎn de 治疗 zhìliáo 作用 zuòyòng .

Objective : To approach the therapeutic action of Gejie Fangchuan pills in treating Asthma.

喘气 chuǎnqì shí 呼哧呼哧 hū chi hū chi Zhí xiǎng .

My breathing is harsh and wheezy.

shǎng 河岸 hé àn , tǎng zài 那里 nà li chuǎn zhāo .

She crawled onto the river bank and lay there gulping in air.

Words with chuǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
chuǎn to gasp chuǎn
哮喘 xiào chuǎn asthma哮喘 xiào chuǎn
喘气 chuǎnqì to pant喘氣
喘息 chuǎn xī to gasp for breath喘息 chuǎn xī
气喘吁吁 qì chuǎn xū xū to pant氣喘吁吁
气喘 qì chuǎn asthma氣喘
苟延残喘 gǒu yán cán chuǎn to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)苟延殘喘
哮喘病 xiào chuǎn bìng asthma哮喘病 xiào chuǎn bìng
气喘病 qì chuǎn bìng asthma氣喘病
残喘 cán chuǎn last gasp殘喘
喘吁吁 chuǎn xū xū to puff and blow喘吁吁 chuǎn xū xū
气喘如牛 qì chuǎn rú niú to huff and puff氣喘如牛
喘振 chuǎn zhèn surge (of a compressor)喘振 chuǎn zhèn
气喘喘 qì chuǎn chuǎn breathless氣喘喘
喘嘘嘘 chuǎn xū xū to puff and blow喘噓噓

chuǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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chuǎn Decomposition

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