气喘吁吁

氣喘吁吁

qìchuǎn-xūxū

idiom #32,460

Meanings

1 panting; gasping for breath
2 huffing and puffing
3 out of breath

Characters

sigh; gasping sound

Examples

他跑到山顶时，已经气喘吁吁。

Tā pǎo dào shāndǐng shí, yǐjīng qìchuǎnxūxū.

By the time he reached the top of the hill he was gasping for breath.

她气喘吁吁地冲进教室。

Tā qìchuǎnxūxū de chōng jìn jiàoshì.

She rushed into the classroom panting.

Tips

memory

吁吁 (xūxū) is the onomatopoeia for heavy breathing — the 'huff-huff' sound. Say it out loud and you'll hear why it sticks: the idiom sounds like what it describes.

Stroke Order

气 qì

喘 chuǎn

吁 yù