呛

To irritate the nose in Chinese: 呛 (qiàng)

qiàng

to irritate the nose

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 嗆1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to irritate the nose
  2. 2to choke (of smoke, smell etc)
  3. 3pungent
  4. 4(coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb
  5. 5to scold
  6. 6to speak out against sb

Stroke order

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呛

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄤˋ

qiàng

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

呛

Simplified

嗆

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 厨房里的油烟呛得我直咳嗽。

    chú fáng lǐ de yóu yān qiàng dé wǒ zhí ké sou。

    The kitchen's oily smoke choked me until I coughed.

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Related words

够呛

gòu qiàng

unbearable

枪毙

qiāng bì

to execute by firing squad

腔

qiāng

(bound form) cavity

强加

qiáng jiā

to impose

强劲

qiáng jìng

strong

强项

qiáng xiàng

key strength

强行

qiáng xíng

to do sth by force

强硬

qiáng yìng

tough

强占

qiáng zhàn

to occupy by force

强制

qiáng zhì

to force

抢夺

qiǎng duó

to plunder

抢劫

qiǎng jié

to rob

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