倒抽一口气

Traditional: 倒抽一口氣

dào chōu yī kǒu qì

Dictionary entry

to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)

What does 倒抽一口气 mean?

倒抽一口气 (dào chōu yī kǒu qì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)

Character breakdown

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倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 抽chōuto draw out; to pull out from in between · to remove part of the whole 一yīone · single 口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)气qìgas; air · smell

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倒抽一口气

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