喘不过气来

Traditional form:

喘不過氣來

Pinyin (reading):

chuǎnbuguòqìlái

Definitions:

• to be unable to breathe

Characters:

• 喘 - to pant, to gasp, to breathe heavily
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 气 - air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
• 来 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on

Traditional characters:

• 喘 - to pant, to gasp, to breathe heavily
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 氣 - air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
• 來 - to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on