上氣不接下氣

上气不接下气
shàngqìbùjiēxiàqì
(idiom) to be out of breath; to gasp for air

CEDICT

to be out of breath; to gasp for breath

Wiktionary

呼吸急促，氣喘吁吁。

重編國語辭典

形容人呼吸困難，喘氣頻繁

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 上氣 shàngqì
  1. (literary) to act rashly out of spite
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) abnormal rising of chi; laboured breathing
  3. (traditional Chinese medicine) upper chi; cardiopulmonary chi
  4. abnormal rising of chi; laboured breathing
  5. to act rashly out of spite
  6. upper chi; cardiopulmonary chi
2 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
3 接下 jiēxià to take on (a responsibility)
4 氣 qì
  1. gas; air
  2. smell
  3. weather
  4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry
  5. vital energy; qi