呼吸(hū xī)

HSK 52 characters

to breathe

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 呼吸 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 鱼离开水就不能呼吸

    yú lí kāi shuǐ jiù bù néng hū xī

    Fish cannot breathe out of water.

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