喘不過

简 喘不过 · 繁 喘不過
Mandarin · pinyin chuǎn bu guò

Meanings

  1. to be unable to breathe easily
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Characters in this entry

喘
chuǎn · pant, gasp, breathe heavily
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
過
guò · pass, pass through, go across
过
guò · pass, pass through, go across
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3–5–4 · chuan3 bu5 guo4

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cyun2 bat1 gwo3

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