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气息奄奄

qì xī yǎn yǎn

4-character word Traditional 氣息奄奄

What 气息奄奄 means

1. to have only a breath of life (idiom)

The characters in 气息奄奄

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

Example sentences

• 他已经气息奄奄。
  He was nearing his end.

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