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奄奄一息

yǎn yǎn yī xī

4-character word

What 奄奄一息 means

1. dying
2. at one's last gasp

The characters in 奄奄一息

• 奄yǎnsuddenly; abruptly; hastily
• 奄yǎnsuddenly; abruptly; hastily
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 息xībreath; news; interest (on an investment or loan)

Example sentences

• 那个中了枪的人还没有死，但却已经奄奄一息了。
  Nàge zhōng le qiāng de rén hái méiyǒu sǐ, dàn què yǐjīng yǎnyǎnyīxī le.
  The shooting victim is alive, but just barely.