How to say “breathe” in Chinese
breathe
“Breathe” in Chinese is 呼吸, hū xī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
呼吸 is read hū xī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 口 “mouth”; on the right, 乎 hū hints at the sound. In 打招呼 it's read in the neutral tone: hu.
On the left, 口 “mouth”; on the right, 及 jí — as in 级 and 极.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “呼吸”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 呼吸. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他的呼吸很均匀。tādehūxīhěnjūnyúnHis breathing is very even.
More words from the lesson “Caught a cold”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “breathe” in Chinese?
“Breathe” in Chinese is 呼吸, pinyin hūxī.
What does 呼吸 mean?
呼吸 (hūxī) means “breathe”.
How do you write 呼吸?
呼吸 is 2 characters: 呼 (hū) — breathe out; call; 吸 (xī) — breathe in, suck in. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 呼吸?
呼吸 is read hūxī. Tones: hū — first tone, xī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“breathe” in the lesson “Caught a cold”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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