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屏住呼吸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

屏住呼吸 Usage and Examples

hold one's breath

wait with bated breath

男孩们低着头,凑得很近,屏住呼吸。

The boys bent their heads together and scarcely breathed.

玛丽看了看,微微屏住呼吸。

Mary looked and caught her breath a little.

The characters in 屏住呼吸

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
屏
píng9to shield, block, or screen
住
zhù7live, reside, stop, hold
呼
hū8call out, exhale, whoosh
吸
xī6to inhale, absorb, or attract

More words starting with 屏

  • bǐng屏zhù住hold, hold back
  • píng屏zhù住le了held breath, held back
  • bǐng屏zhù住le了hū呼xī吸held one's breath, held breath
  • píng屏zhù住qì气xī息hold one's breath
  • píng屏shēng声Hold one's breath, Keep silent
  • píng屏mù幕screen
  • píng屏mù幕shàng上on screen, on the screen
  • bǐng屏qì弃To discard, abandon, or reject.
  • bǐng屏xī息hold one's breath
  • bǐng屏xī息yǐ以dài待to hold one's breath, to wait with bated breath
  • bǐng屏xī息níng凝shén神hold one's breath in rapt attention, concentrate intently
  • bǐng屏xī息sù肃mù穆Breathless and solemn, Solemn reverence

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Questions about 屏住呼吸

What does 屏住呼吸 mean in Chinese?

屏住呼吸 (píng zhù hū xī) means “hold one's breath, wait with bated breath”.

How do you pronounce 屏住呼吸?

屏住呼吸 is pronounced píng zhù hū xī in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “hold one's breath” in Chinese?

“hold one's breath” is 屏住呼吸 (píng zhù hū xī) in Chinese.

How is 屏住呼吸 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 屏住呼吸, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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