呼吸
hū xī
Pinyin

Definition

呼吸
 - 
hū xī
  1. to breathe

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
吸引
xī yǐn
  1. 1 to attract (interest, investment etc)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
吸引力
xī yǐn lì
  1. 1 attractive force (such as gravitation)
  2. 2 sex appeal
  3. 3 attractiveness
吸收
xī shōu
  1. 1 to absorb
  2. 2 to assimilate
  3. 3 to ingest
  4. 4 to recruit
呼
hū
  1. 1 to call
  2. 2 to cry
  3. 3 to shout
  4. 4 to breath out
  5. 5 to exhale
呼吸
hū xī
  1. 1 to breathe
呼呼
hū hū
  1. 1 (onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb who is sound asleep
招呼
zhāo hu
  1. 1 to call out to
  2. 2 to greet
  3. 3 to say hello to
  4. 4 to inform
  5. 5 to take care of
  6. 6 to take care that one does not
吸
xī
  1. 1 to breathe
  2. 2 to suck in
  3. 3 to absorb
  4. 4 to inhale
吸入
xī rù
  1. 1 to breathe in
  2. 2 to suck in
  3. 3 to inhale
吸取
xī qǔ
  1. 1 to absorb
  2. 2 to draw (a lesson, insight etc)
  3. 3 to assimilate
吸尘器
xī chén qì
  1. 1 vacuum cleaner
  2. 2 dust catcher
吸毒
xī dú
  1. 1 to take drugs
吸气
xī qì
  1. 1 to inhale
  2. 2 to draw in breath
吸烟
xī yān
  1. 1 to smoke
吸管
xī guǎn
  1. 1 (drinking) straw
  2. 2 pipette
  3. 3 eyedropper
  4. 4 snorkel
  5. 5 CL:支[zhī]
吸血
xī xiě
  1. 1 to suck blood
吸血鬼
xī xuè guǐ
  1. 1 leech
  2. 2 bloodsucking vermin
  3. 3 vampire (translated European notion)
  4. 4 fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
吸附
xī fù
  1. 1 to adhere to a surface
  2. 2 to absorb
  3. 3 to draw in
  4. 4 (fig.) to attract
  5. 5 (chemistry) adsorption
呼叫
hū jiào
  1. 1 to shout
  2. 2 to yell
  3. 3 (telecommunications) to call

Idioms (16)

一呼百应
yī hū bǎi yìng
  1. 1 a hundred answers to a single call (idiom)
  2. 2 to respond en masse
一呼百诺
yī hū bǎi nuò
  1. 1 one command brings a hundred responses (idiom); having hundreds of attendants at one's beck and call
一命呜呼
yī mìng wū hū
  1. 1 to die (idiom)
  2. 2 to breathe one's last
  3. 3 to give up the ghost
呼之即来
hū zhī jí lái
  1. 1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
  2. 2 always at sb's beck and call
呼之即来，挥之即去
hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù
  1. 1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
  2. 2 always at sb's beck and call
呼之欲出
hū zhī yù chū
  1. 1 lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. on the verge of coming out into the open
  3. 3 (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed
  4. 4 (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed
呼来喝去
hū lái hè qù
  1. 1 to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders
  2. 2 always bossing people around
呼牛作马
hū niú zuò mǎ
  1. 1 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
  2. 2 Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
呼牛呼马
hū niú hū mǎ
  1. 1 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
  2. 2 Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
呼风唤雨
hū fēng huàn yǔ
  1. 1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
  2. 2 fig. to stir up troubles
唤雨呼风
huàn yǔ hū fēng
  1. 1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom)
  2. 2 to exercise magical powers
  3. 3 fig. to stir up troubles
  4. 4 also 呼風喚雨|呼风唤雨[hū fēng huàn yǔ]
大声疾呼
dà shēng jí hū
  1. 1 to call loudly (idiom); to get people's attention
  2. 2 to make one's views known
徒呼负负
tú hū fù fù
  1. 1 to feel powerless and full of shame (idiom)
振臂一呼
zhèn bì yī hū
  1. 1 to issue a call for action
  2. 2 to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call (idiom)
欢呼雀跃
huān hū què yuè
  1. 1 cheering excitedly (idiom)
  2. 2 jubilant
直呼其名
zhí hū qí míng
  1. 1 to address sb directly by name (idiom)
  2. 2 to address sb by name without using an honorific title (indicating either familiarity or overfamiliarity)

Sample Sentences

据世卫组织报告，全球新冠肺炎确诊人数已超过127万，病亡人数逾7万。中国工程院院士、著名呼吸病学专家钟南山说：“希望各国都能继续全力投入到疫情防控中去，相信我们终将战胜疫情。”
jù ShìwèiZǔzhī bàogào ，quánqiú xīnguānfèiyán quèzhěn rénshù yǐ chāoguò yībǎièrshíqī wàn ，bìngwáng rénshù yú qī wàn 。ZhōngguóGōngchéngyuàn yuànshì 、zhùmíng hūxībìngxué zhuānjiā zhōngnánshān shuō ：“xīwàng gèguó dōu néng jìxù quánlì tóurù dào yìqíng fángkòng zhōng qù ，xiāngxìn wǒmen zhōngjiāng zhànshèng yìqíng 。”
According to a WHO report, confirmed cases of COVID-19 has exceeded 1.27 million, and caused around 70 thousand deaths. Zhong Nan Shan, a fellow of Chinese Academy of Engineering and a renowned respiratory expert said, "I hope every country is putting every effort into preventing and controlling the pandemic, and I believe that we will defeat it as last."
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胡说，按照生物学的分类，鲸鱼是哺乳类，因为它用肺呼吸，是胎生动物，别以为你能唬得了我。
húshuō ，ànzhào shēngwùxué de fēnlèi ，jīngyú shì bǔrǔlèi ，yīnwèi tā yòng fèi hūxī ，shì tāishēngdòngwù ，bié yǐwéi nǐ néng hǔ dé liǎo wǒ 。
Nonsense, according to taxonomy, whales are mammals, because they breathe with their lungs and they are viviparous, don't think you can fool me.
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我，和男朋友分手了，安慰我，我简直痛彻心扉！啊，连呼吸都痛。
wǒ ，hé nán péngyou fēnshǒu le ，ānwèi wǒ ，wǒ jiǎnzhí tòngchèxīnfēi ！ā ，lián hūxī dōu tòng 。
I split up with my boyfriend, comfort me. I feel like my heart is breaking! Ah, it even hurts to breathe.
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吸气、吐气、吸气、吐气，注意力随着呼吸渐渐往下移，移到你的头，你的脖子，肩膀，手臂…好，下课，谢谢大家。
xīqì 、tùqì 、xīqì 、tùqì ，zhùyìlì suí zhe hūxī jiànjiàn wǎng xià yí ，yídào nǐ de tóu ，nǐ de bózi ，jiānbǎng ，shǒubì …hǎo ，xiàkè ，xièxie dàjiā 。
Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out. Let your concentration follow your breath gradually downwards, towards your head, your neck, your shoulders, your arms... OK, that's it for today. Thanks, everyone!
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老师，我们练习时您都会让我们出声诵念，并与呼吸保持同步，所有瑜伽冥想练习都是如此吗？
lǎoshī ，wǒmen liànxí shí nín dōuhuì ràng wǒmen chūshēng sòngniàn ，bìng yǔ hūxī bǎochí tóngbù ，suǒyǒu yújiā míngxiǎng liànxí dōu shì rúcǐ ma ？
When we come to practice, you always get us to recite mantras at the same pace as our breathing. Are all yoga meditations like this?
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做得很好，要记得呼吸，做瑜伽最重要的就是呼吸。
zuò de hěn hǎo ，yào jìde hūxī ，zuò yújiā zuì zhòngyào de jiùshì hūxī 。
That's very good, remember to breathe, breathing is the most important part of yoga.
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深呼吸，前弯。前弯的时候，从髋关节这边弯。
shēn hūxī ，qiánwān 。qián de shíhou ，cóng kuānguānjié zhèbiān wān 。
Take a deep breath, bend forward. When you are bending forward, bend from the pelvis.
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不过遇到他们，只要暂时停止呼吸，他们就不会看到你。
bùguò yùdào tāmen ，zhǐyào zànshí tíngzhǐ hūxī ，tāmen jiù bù huì kàndào nǐ 。
But if you come across them, you just need to hold your breath and they can't see you.
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尽量地向上自然挺拔脊柱，可以让我们的呼吸更加平稳、顺畅。
jǐnliàngde xiàngshàng zìrán tǐngbá jǐzhù ，kěyǐ ràng wǒmen de hūxī gèngjiā píngwěn 、shùnchàng 。
Try your best to naturally straighten your spine. It allows us to breath more steadily and fluently.
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轻轻地闭上双眼，随着这美妙的旋律，逐渐放慢我们呼吸的节奏，放松我们的面部表情，舒展眉心，嘴角微微上翘，放松双肩、放松双臂，让脊柱向上无限延伸。
qīngqīngde bìshàng shuāngyǎn ，suízhe zhè měimiào de xuánlǜ ，zhújiàn fàngmàn wǒmen hūxī de jiézòu ，fàngsōng wǒmen de miànbù biǎoqíng ，shūzhǎn méixīn ，zuǐjiǎo wēiwēi shàng qiào ，fàngsōng shuāng jiān 、fàngsōng shuāng bì ，ràng jǐzhù xiàngshàng wúxiàn yánshēn 。
Gently close your eyes. Slow your breathing to the gentle pace of the music. Relax your facial expressions and release the tension between your brows. Smile gently, relax your shoulder and your arms. Extend your spine to the sky.
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