thở vào
Definition
- Verb:
- To inhale: The primary meaning of "thở vào" is the biological act of drawing air into the lungs. It is the conscious or unconscious intake of breath.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Hãy thở vào thật sâu. (Inhale very deeply.)
- Bệnh nhân được hướng dẫn thở vào chậm rãi. (The patient was instructed to inhale slowly.)
- Khi tập yoga, bạn cần chú ý cách thở vào và thở ra. (When practicing yoga, you need to pay attention to how you inhale and exhale.)
Advanced Usage
- "Hít thở vào": This is a more emphatic or formal variant meaning "to breathe in" or "to inhale," often used in medical or instructional contexts.
- Trước khi lặn, anh ấy hít thở vào thật mạnh. (Before diving, he breathed in very powerfully.)
Variants and Related Words
Hít vào (v): to breathe in, to inhale. This is a very common synonym.
- Hít vào bằng mũi. (Breathe in through your nose.)
Thở (v): to breathe.
- Em bé thở đều đặn. (The baby breathes regularly.)
Thở ra (v): to exhale. This is the direct opposite action.
- Thở ra từ từ. (Exhale slowly.)
Synonyms
- Inhale: to draw air into the lungs.
- Breathe in: the general act of taking air inward.
Related Terms
- Hô hấp (n): respiration, the complete process of breathing.
- Không khí (n): air, the substance being inhaled.