WordTaiwan frequency #20,086
奄奄一息
ㄧㄢ ㄧㄢ ㄧ ㄒㄧˊ
“gasping one's last breath; near death; on the verge of collapse or extinction”
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奄
ㄧㄢ
To cover or surround; suddenly or abruptly; to delay or linger; a surname; a castrated person.
一
ㄧ
The number one; single; a; as soon as; entire; whole; all; a "one" radical in Chinese characters; also used for clarity when spelling out numbers.
息
ㄒㄧˊ
To cease or stop; to rest; breath; news or information; interest on a loan or investment; offspring (archaic).
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 第一ㄉㄧˋ ㄧfirst; foremost; primary; most important; number one; top; leading; best.
- 一樣ㄧ ㄧㄤˋsame; identical; equal; just like; the same as; just as
- 一些ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝsome; a few; a little; (after an adjective) slightly …er
- 一定ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋcertainly; definitely; surely; fixed; settled; a certain amount or degree; to a certain extent
- 一直ㄧ ㄓˊcontinuously; all the time; without interruption; straight ahead; a straight vertical stroke in writing
- 一起ㄧ ㄑㄧˇin the same place; together; in company with; altogether; in total; a case or instance of something (e.g., an accident, dispute).
- 一點ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇa little; a bit; (in negatives) not at all; a bit more (after adjectives); a point in discussion; one o'clock; dot stroke in calligraphy
- 一般ㄧ ㄅㄢcommon; ordinary; usual; general; generally; in general; same; identical.
- 一下a bit; a little (after a verb, indicating brief duration or softening tone); all at once; suddenly; once; one time
- 一切ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝeverything; all; the whole; entirely; without exception.
- 唯一ㄨㄟˊ ㄧonly; sole; one and only; unique.
- 在一起ㄗㄞˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇto be together; to be in a relationship; to stay with each other.