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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 上气不接下气
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 上气不接下气 | shàng qì bù jiē xià qì | - (idiom) to be out of breath; to gasp for air |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 53,740 | 42,209 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 上 | shǎng | - used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] |
| 上 | shàng | - (bound form) up; upper; above; previous - first (of multiple parts) - to climb; to get onto; to go up - to attend (class or university) - (directional complement) up - (noun suffix) on; above |
| 气 | qì | - gas; air - smell - weather - to make angry; to annoy; to get angry - vital energy; qi |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 接 | jiē | - to receive - to answer (the phone) - to meet or welcome sb - to connect - to catch - to join - to extend - to take one's turn on duty - to take over for sb |
| 下 | xià | - down - downwards - below - lower - later - next (week etc) - second (of two parts) - to decline - to go down - to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) - measure word to show the frequency of an action |
| 气 | qì | - gas; air - smell - weather - to make angry; to annoy; to get angry - vital energy; qi |
Other Words Containing 上气不接下气
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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