呼吸配合 Breathing Instructions

By the end of this module you can…

• Give clear breathing commands: in, hold, out, breathe normally.
• Time a breath hold, and always release it.
• Coach special breaths: halfway, belly out, bearing down, swallowing.
• Adapt for patients who can’t hold their breath long or can’t hear well.
• Stop the holds and call for help, in Mandarin, when breathing gets hard.

Key vocabulary

Fourteen words from this module. Tap the speaker to hear each one.

Breathing

• 吸气xī qìBreathe in
• 呼气hū qìBreathe out
• 憋住biē zhùHold it (your breath)
• 深呼吸shēn hū xīDeep breath
• 吐气tǔ qìBreathe out, let the air out
• 正常呼吸zhèng cháng hū xīBreathe normally
• 呼吸hū xīTo breathe; breathing
• 憋不住biē bu zhùCan’t hold it

Special breaths

• 鼓肚子gǔ dù ziPush your belly out
• 吸一半xī yí bànBreathe in halfway
• 往下用力wǎng xià yòng lìBear down
• 咽口水yàn kǒu shuǐSwallow
• 咳嗽ké souCough
• 别说话bié shuō huàDon’t talk

Ten core phrases

The lines from this module’s take-home phrase sheet. In the course you can print them on one page for your pocket.

1. 我会让您憋几次气，每次几秒钟。Wǒ huì ràng nín biē jǐ cì qì, měi cì jǐ miǎo zhōng.I’ll ask you to hold your breath a few times, a few seconds each.
2. 请深吸一口气，憋住。Qǐng shēn xī yì kǒu qì, biē zhù.Take a deep breath in, and hold it.
3. 好，可以呼吸了。Hǎo, kě yǐ hū xī le.OK, you can breathe now.
4. 慢慢吐气。Màn màn tǔ qì.Breathe out slowly.
5. 吸一半就停，憋住。Xī yí bàn jiù tíng, biē zhù.Breathe in halfway, then stop and hold it.
6. 肚子往外鼓，像吃饱了一样。Dù zi wǎng wài gǔ, xiàng chī bǎo le yí yàng.Push your belly out, as if you’ve just eaten a big meal.
7. 再坚持两秒，马上好。Zài jiān chí liǎng miǎo, mǎ shàng hǎo.Two more seconds. Nearly done.
8. 憋不住就慢慢呼吸，没关系。Biē bu zhù jiù màn màn hū xī, méi guān xi.If you can’t hold it, just breathe slowly. That’s fine.
9. 咽一下口水。Yàn yí xià kǒu shuǐ.Swallow.
10. 最后一次，深吸一口气，憋住。Zuì hòu yí cì, shēn xī yì kǒu qì, biē zhù.Last one. Take a deep breath in, and hold it.

What’s in Module 4

1. Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up: How Is Your Breathing?
2. Part 2 · The Words for BreathingReading the Pinyin · Saying 憋气 vs. Charting 屏气 · Vocabulary · Flash Cards · The Breath-Hold Rhythm
3. Part 3 · Coaching the BreathThe Breath-Hold Script · Warn, Then Count · Key Patterns · Special Breaths · Questions About Breathing · Counting the Seconds
4. Part 4 · When Breathing Is HardWhen They Can’t Hold It · A Practice Run and Hand Signals · Breathing Trouble: Stop
5. Part 5 · Putting It TogetherBreathing and Position Together · What Patients Say · The Last Breath Hold
6. Part 6 · Role-PlayRound 1 · Guided Conversation · Round 2 · Controlled Practice · Rounds 3, 4 & 5 · Independent
7. Part 7 · Knowledge CheckModule 4 Knowledge Check
8. Part 8 · Wrap-UpModule 4 Homework · Take-Home Phrase Sheet · Module 4 Wrap-Up · 下次见