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

HSK 4

她气喘吁吁地冲进教室。

Tā qìchuǎn-xūxū de chōng jìn jiàoshì.

She rushed into the classroom panting.

HSK 7-9

他跑到山顶时，已经气喘吁吁。

Tā pǎo dào shāndǐng shí, yǐjīng qìchuǎn-xūxū.

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

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