上气不接下气 (上氣不接下氣)
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
Pinyin

Definition

上气不接下气 (上氣不接下氣)
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shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. out of breath (idiom)
  2. to gasp for air

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
上
shǎng
下
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
下载
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)

Sample Sentences

老婆，我还老感觉心率不齐，没走几步路就上气不接下气，而且很容易疲劳，晚上还经常失眠，会不会得了绝症？
lǎopo ，wǒ hái lǎo gǎnjué xīnlǜ bù qí ，méi zǒu jǐ bù lù jiù shàngqìbùjiēxiàqì ，érqiě hěn róngyì píláo ，wǎnshang hái jīngcháng shīmián ，huì bù huì dé le juézhèng ？
Plus, darling, I always feel like my heart rate is uneven. I'm out of breath after walking just a few steps. And I get exhuasted really easily, and I often can't sleep at night. Could it be that I've got a fatal disease?
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