呼吸

hūxī

verb HSK 5 #1,195

Meanings

Exhale and inhale together - the complete cycle of breathing.

HSK 2

请慢慢呼吸。

Qǐng mànmàn hūxī.

Please breathe slowly.

HSK 7-9

新鲜空气让人呼吸舒畅。

Xīnxiān kōngqì ràng rén hūxī shūchàng.

Fresh air makes breathing comfortable.

HSK 7-9

他的呼吸很急促。

Tā de hūxī hěn jícù.

His breathing was rapid.

grammar

呼吸 works as both a verb (to breathe) and a noun (breathing, respiration). As a noun: 呼吸系统 = respiratory system.

呼 hū

吸 xī