Chinese word

噎住

Pronunciation

Pinyinyē zhù

Meaning

  • verbchoke

Example

他差点被鱼刺噎住。tā chà diǎn bèi yú cì yē zhù

He almost choked on a fish bone.

Illustration for 噎住 (choke)

More examples

吃药的时候不小心噎住了。chī yào de shí hòu bù xiǎo xīn yē zhù le

I accidentally choked while taking medicine.

Core concept

A swallowed object blocks the throat, briefly stopping normal breathing or swallowing.

Common phrases

  • 吃东西时噎住chī dōng xī shí yē zhù

    choke while eating

  • 喝水时噎住hē shuǐ shí yē zhù

    choke while drinking water

  • 被异物噎住bèi yì wù yē zhù

    choke on a foreign object

Similar words

呛到qiàng dào: Liquid or smoke going into the airway and causing intense coughing and shortness of breath.
哽住gěng zhù: Food or saliva stuck in the throat, preventing smooth swallowing or speech.
窒息zhì xī: A dangerous state in which too little air enters the lungs and oxygen runs low.

Definition in Chinese

喉中有异物或吞咽受阻，导致短时间内无法正常呼吸或吞咽，可能伴随强烈的咳嗽或窒息反应。hóu zhōng yǒu yì wù huò tūn yàn shòu zǔ dǎo zhì duǎn shí jiān nèi wú fǎ zhèng cháng hū xī huò tūn yàn kě néng bàn suí qiáng liè de ké sòu huò zhì xī fǎn yìng

Word origin

噎 (yē, "choke") + 住 (zhù, "stop") forms a resultative verb for choking that leaves the throat blocked.

Usage tips

  • The English verb choke also describes failing under pressure, but 噎住 (yēzhù, "choke") describes a physical blockage in the throat.

Other meanings

  • get stuckverb
  • suffocateverb

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