Meaning of 气息
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qìxī
- breath
- smell
- odor
- flavor
气息 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我在感受生命的气息。
I'm feeling the breath of life.
她屏着气息，躲了在门的后面。
She hid behind the door and held her breath.
空气中充斥著海的气息。
The air was permeated by the smell of the sea.
他已经气息奄奄。
He was nearing his end.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
气 qì · gas · 4 strokes
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息 xī · to end · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 气息.
| 休息 | xiūxi | rest; to rest |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather |
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 信息 | xìnxī | information; news; message |
| 空气 | kōngqì | air; atmosphere |
| 气温 | qìwēn | air temperature |
| 消息 | xiāoxi | (piece of) news; information; message |
| 气候 | qìhòu | (meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs) |
| 运气 | yùnqi | luck (good or bad) |
| 勇气 | yǒngqì | courage |
| 力气 | lìqi | physical strength |
Questions about 气息
What does 气息 mean?
气息 (qìxī) means "breath; smell" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 气息?
气息 is made of 2 characters: 气 (4 strokes), 息 (10 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 气息 an HSK word?
Yes. 气息 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 气息 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 气息 is written 氣息.