上气不接下气

shàngqìbùjiēxiàqì

gasp for breath; be out of breath; gasp

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be out of puff; out of breath

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be out of puff; out of breath

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shang4 qi4 bu4 jie1 xia4 qi4

not enough breath (idiom); to gasp for breath

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上气不接下气

shàng qì bù jiē xià qì

be out of breath; pant for breath; gasp for breath:

等我爬到山顶的时候， 已经是上气不接下气了。 By the time I got to the top of the hill, I was quite out of breath.

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上氣不接下氣|上气不接下气 [shàng qì bù jiē xià qì] ► not enough breath (idiom); to gasp for breath