他呼吸很快。
He is breathing fast.
呼吸
to breathe
verb HSK 3.0 · Band 5
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Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.
呼
吸
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Build with these blocks
Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.
呼
- 打招呼dǎ zhāohuto greet sb by word or actionB4
- 称呼chēnghuto callB6
- 呼hūto callB7
- 呼唤hūhuànto call out (a name etc)B7
- 呼救hūjiùto call for helpB7
- 呼声hūshēnga shoutB7
- 呼啸hūxiàoto whistleB7
吸
- 吸xīto breatheB4
- 吸引xīyǐnto attractB4
- 吸管xīguǎn(drinking) strawB5
- 吸收xīshōuto absorbB5
- 吸取xīqǔto absorbB6
- 吸毒xīdúto take drugsB7
- 吸纳xīnàto take inB7
See it in sentences
深呼吸，别紧张。
Take a deep breath and do not be nervous.