奄 yǎn

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Traditional form

奄 yǎn

Contains the radical

大 dà

Part of speech

Idiom / 成语 chéngyǔ Chéngyǔ

Positional decomposition

⿱大电

Explanation

Lightning (电 diàn ) is a big (大 dà ) and sudden and abrupt phenomenon.

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那个 nà ge 奄奄一息 yǎn yǎn yī xī 的 de 士兵 shìbīng 痛 tòng 得直哼哼.

The dying soldier was groaning with pain.

她 tā 心想 xīn xiǎng 爱伦已 yǐ 奄奄一息 yǎn yǎn yī xī ,而 ér 北方 běifāng 佬 lǎo 即将 jíjiāng 闯入 chuǎng rù 亚特兰大 Yà tè lán dà ,逢 féng 人 rén 便 biàn 杀 shā , 见 jiàn 东西 dōngxī 便 biàn 烧 shāo .

She thought of Ellen dying and of the Yankees coming into Atlanta, burning everything, killing everybody.

Explore 3 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 奄 yǎn in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
奄奄一息 yǎn yǎn yī xī	dying	奄奄一息 yǎn yǎn yī xī
奄 yǎn	suddenly	奄 yǎn
气息奄奄 qì xī yǎn yǎn	to have only a breath of life (idiom)	氣息奄奄