奄奄一息

yǎn yǎn yī xī

Dictionary entry

dying

What does 奄奄一息 mean?

奄奄一息 (yǎn yǎn yī xī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1dying

2at one's last gasp

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

奄Yǎnsurname Yan 一yīone · single 息xī(bound form) breath · (bound form) to cease; to stop

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 奄奄一息

奄奄一息

yǎn yǎn yī xī

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.