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鼻息
bíxī
1. breath
Uncommon • Top 34%

Character Breakdown

鼻
bí
nose; first
HSK 3 14 丶
息
xī
to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news
HSK 2 10 丶

Compound Words (3)

喷鼻息
pēnbíxī
to snort
鼻息肉
bíxīròu
nasal polyp
仰人鼻息
yǎngrénbíxī
to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
28,713 of 84,292