咽气

咽氣

yànqì

verb #24,955

Meanings

1 to breathe one's last
2 to die
3 to expire

Characters

to swallow, throat

breath, air, vital energy

Examples

老人在家人的陪伴下安详地咽气了。

Lǎorén zàijiā rén de péibàn xià ānxiáng de yànqì le.

The elderly man peacefully breathed his last surrounded by family.

他在送往医院的途中咽气了。

Tā zài sòngwǎng yīyuàn de túzhōng yànqì le.

He passed away on the way to the hospital.

Tips

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咽气 is a euphemism for death, more clinical and neutral in tone than 死 (die). It literally describes the physical act of swallowing one's last breath.

Stroke Order

咽 yàn

气 qì