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一口气

yī kǒu qì

HSK 3.0 level 6 3-character word Traditional 一口氣

一口气 (yī kǒu qì) means "one breath; in one breath; at a stretch". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 一口气 means

1. one breath
2. in one breath
3. at a stretch

The characters in 一口气

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 口kǒumouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)…
• 气qìgas; air; smell; weather

Words containing 一口气

• 舒一口气shū yī kǒu qìto heave a sigh of relief
• 松一口气sōng yī kǒu qìto heave a sigh of relief
• 倒抽一口气dào chōu yī kǒu qìto gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)

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