Chinese word dictionary

呼吸

hūxī · to breathe

Practice word

Word information

Simplified呼吸

Traditional呼吸

Pinyinhūxī

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

呼hū

to breathe, to exhale, to sigh; to call, to shout

吸xī

to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract

How to learn 呼吸

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

打招呼dǎzhāohu

to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice

吸xī

to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale

吸引xīyǐn

to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate

吸管xīguǎn

(drinking) straw; pipette; eyedropper; snorkel; CL:支[zhi1]

吸收xīshōu

to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit

称呼chēnghu

to call; to address as; form of address; appellation