Chinese symbol for “exhale”
吐气
tǔ qì
Traditional: 吐氣
to exhale; to breathe out; (fig.) to let out pent-up feelings; to vent suppressed emotions; (linguistics) to aspirate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for exhale is 吐气 (tǔ qì), defined as: to exhale; to breathe out; (fig.) to let out pent-up feelings; to vent suppressed emotions; (linguistics) to aspirate.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “exhale”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呼 | hū | to call; to cry |
| 出息 | chū xī | to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) |
| 呼出 | hū chū | to exhale; to breathe out; to make an outgoing call |
| 虖 | hū | to exhale; to call |
| 出气 (出氣) | chū qì | to vent one's anger; to breathe out; to exhale |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 吐气.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呕吐 (嘔吐) | ǒu tù | to vomit |
| 吐露 | tǔ lù | to tell; to disclose |
| 吞吐量 | tūn tǔ liàng | throughput |
| 吐槽 | tǔ cáo | (coll.) to complain humorously; to gripe about (sth) in a teasing way; also pr. [tu4cao2] |
| 吐口 | tǔ kǒu | to spit; fig. to spit out (a request, an agreement etc) |
| 吐血 | tù xiě | to cough up blood; (coll.) (used figuratively to indicate an extreme degree of anger or frustration etc) |
| 天气 (天氣) | tiān qì | weather |
| 空气 (空氣) | kōng qì | air; atmosphere |
See also: Japanese symbol for “exhale”.
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