Chinese word

喷嚏

Pronunciation

Pinyinpēn tì

Meaning

  • nounsneeze

Example

孩子不停地打喷嚏，可能感冒了。hái zi bù tíng dì dǎ pēn tì kě néng gǎn mào le

The child keeps sneezing and may have a cold.

Illustration for 喷嚏 (sneeze)

More examples

他在外面打喷嚏，我听到了。tā zài wài miàn dǎ pēn tì wǒ tīng dào le

He sneezed outside, and I heard him sneeze.

Core concept

A brief reflex that drives air sharply out through the nose in response to irritation.

Common phrases

  • 打喷嚏dǎ pēn tì

    sneeze

  • 掩住喷嚏yǎn zhù pēn tì

    stifle a sneeze

Similar words

咳嗽ké sòu: A breathing symptom that pushes air strongly out through the throat or airways.
鼻涕bí tì: Thin liquid produced in or around the nose.
过敏guò mǐn: A state in which the body reacts to something specific, often causing itching or sneezing.
感冒gǎn mào: An illness caused by a virus that affects the nose and throat.

Definition in Chinese

因鼻腔对灰尘、冷空气等刺激发生的短促而有力的呼气反应，常伴有声响与分泌物，作为名词使用。yīn bí qiāng duì huī chén lěng kōng qì děng cì jī fā shēng de duǎn cù ér yǒu lì de hū qì fǎn yìng cháng bàn yǒu shēng xiǎng yǔ fēn mì wù zuò wéi míng cí shǐ yòng

Word origin

The compound 喷 (pēn, "spray") + 嚏 (tì, "sneeze") combines the idea of outward spraying with the character for sneezing.

Usage tips

  • Chinese treats this word as a noun, so the action is normally expressed through a separate verb pattern rather than by using the noun directly as English uses sneeze.

Related words

  • 喷嚏声pēn tì shēngsound of a sneezenoun

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