tone of voice · the way one speaks · manner of expression · tone

kǒu qì

k+ǒu·3rd toneq+ì·4th tone

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I sighed with relief to hear it.

我听到消息松了一口气。

The old man breathed his last.

老人咽下了最后一口气。

Blow out all the candles on the birthday cake at once.

一口气吹灭生日蛋糕上所有的蜡烛。

His humor charmingly eased the embarrassing atmosphere at dinner time and made me breathe a sigh of relief.

他的幽默巧妙地缓解了晚餐时尴尬的气氛，让我松了一口气。

Mike said a few words by way of suggestion.

麦克以建议的口气说了些话。

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