| 哧 |  chī | (onom.) giggling / breathing / tearing of paper, ripping of fabric etc |   |
| 呼呼 | hū hū | (onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb who is sound asleep | |
| 气功 | qì gōng | qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 氣|气[qi4] through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation | |
| 导引 | dǎo yǐn | same as 引導|引导[yin3 dao3] / Dao Yin, Daoist exercises involving breathing, stretching and self-massage | |
| 断气 | duàn qì | to stop breathing / to breathe one's last / to die / to cut the gas supply | |
| 娇喘 | jiāo chuǎn | faint breathing | |
| 守口如瓶 | shǒu kǒu rú píng | lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom) / tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word | |
| 呼吸器 | hū xī qì | ventilator (artificial breathing apparatus used in hospitals) | |
| 豷 | yì | breathing of pigs | |
| 痚 | xiāo | asthma / difficulty in breathing | |
| 唈 | yì | palpitation / short breathing | |
| 呼哧呼哧 | hū chi hū chi | (onom.) rapid breathing | |
| 气管痉挛 | qì guǎn jìng luán | breathing convulsions (as in asthma) / tracheospasm | |
| 背气 | bèi qì | to stop breathing (as a medical condition) / (fig.) to pass out (in anger) / to have a stroke | |
