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The Chinese word huxi - 呼吸 - hūxī
(to breathe in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
hūxī
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English translations
to breathe, breath,
to respire, respiration
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of hūxī are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 呼吸 ( huxi / hūxī ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Shan shang de kongqi hen xinxian, huxi qilai hen shufu.
Shān shàng de kōngqì hěn xīnxiān, hūxī qǐlai hěn shūfu.– English translation: The mountain air is fresh and pleasant to breathe.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to shout | to suck
呼吸 ( huxi / hūxī ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 750)
呼吸 ( huxi / hūxī ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 750)
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