To choke in Chinese: 窒息 (zhì xī)
zhì xī
to choke
Definitions
- 1to choke
- 2to stifle
- 3to suffocate
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄓˋ
zhì
ㄒㄧ
xī
Example sentences
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房间里烟太多，我觉得快要窒息了。
fáng jiān lǐ yān tài duō， wǒ jué de kuài yào zhì xī le。
There was so much smoke in the room that I felt like I was going to suffocate.
Related words
休息
xiū xi
rest
消息
xiāo xi
news
利息
lì xī
interest (on a loan)
信息
xìn xī
information
出息
chū xī
to yield interest, profit etc
喘息
chuǎn xī
to gasp for breath
平息
píng xī
to settle (a dispute)
气息
qì xī
breath
川流不息
chuān liú bù xī
the stream flows without stopping (idiom)
经久不息
jīng jiǔ bù xī
prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
息息相关
xī xī xiāng guān
closely bound up (idiom)
自强不息
zì qiáng bù xī
to strive unremittingly
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