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气息

qì xī

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 氣息

气息 (qì xī) means "breath; smell; odor". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 气息 means

1. breath
2. smell
3. odor
4. flavor

The characters in 气息

• 气qìgas; air; smell; weather
• 息xībreath; news; interest (on an investment or loan)

Example sentences

• 他已经气息奄奄。
  He was nearing his end.
• 我在感受生命的气息。
  Wǒ zài gǎnshòu shēngmìng de qìxī.
  I'm feeling the breath of life.
• 空气中充斥着海的气息。
  The air was permeated by the smell of the sea.
• 她屏着气息，躲了在门的后面。
  Tā bīng zhe qìxī, duǒ le zài mén de hòumiàn.
  She hid behind the door and held her breath.

Words starting with 气息

• 气息奄奄qì xī yǎn yǎnto have only a breath of life (idiom)

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