上气不接下气

Traditional: 上氣不接下氣

shàng qì bù jiē xià qì

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to be out of breath; to gasp for air

What does 上气不接下气 mean?

上气不接下气 (shàng qì bù jiē xià qì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to be out of breath; to gasp for air

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上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]气qìgas; air · smell 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-接jiēto receive · to answer (the phone)下xiàdown · downwards

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上气不接下气

shàng qì bù jiē xià qì

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