你能屏住呼吸多久？

How long can you hold your breath?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 nín)
=1 你 nǐ you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
=2 能 Néng surname Neng
=2 能 néng
  1. can
  2. to be able to
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy
=2 能 nài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of 耐 (“to bear; to withstand”)
=2 能 tái
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
  2. alternative form of 台 (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
=2 能 tài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
  2. alternative form of 態 /态 (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
=2 能 nái
  1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
  2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
=2 能 tāi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
  2. only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
=2 能 xióng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)
  2. alternative form of 熊 (xióng, “bear”)
=3 屏 bīng used in 屏营 bīngyíng
=3 屏 bǐng
  1. to get rid of
  2. to put aside
  3. to reject
  4. to keep control
  5. to hold (one's breath)
=3 屏 píng (standing) screen
=3 屏 bìng toilet
4 住 zhù
  1. to live
  2. to dwell
  3. to stay
  4. to reside
  5. to stop
  6. (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
5 呼吸 hūxī to breathe
6 多久 duōjiǔ
  1. (of time) how long?
  2. (not) a long time