息 — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
息 is used for these senses in English:
- breath (countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
- breath (uncountable) Air expelled from the lungs.
- wind (countable, uncountable) The ability to breathe easily.
- wind A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
- wind (boxing, slang) The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.
- wind (transitive) To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
breath — full definition
- noun The air drawn into or expelled from the lungs; a single instance of breathing.
- noun A slight trace or hint of something.
wind — full definition
- noun The natural movement of air, especially a noticeable current outdoors.
- verb To turn or twist something around a central point, or to follow a curving path (pronounced differently from the "air" sense).
- verb To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism.
- verb To knock the breath out of someone, usually with a blow to the stomach.