Chinese word

打嗝

Pronunciation

Pinyindǎ gé

Meaning

  • verbhiccup

Example

我不停地打嗝，很难受。wǒ bù tíng dì dǎ gé hěn nán shòu

I keep hiccupping, and I feel awful.

Illustration for 打嗝 (hiccup)

More examples

小孩子被吓到时会突然打嗝。xiǎo hái zi bèi xià dào shí huì tū rán dǎ gé

Children suddenly get the hiccups when frightened.

Core concept

An involuntary muscle spasm interrupts the breath with a brief inward sound and a small body jerk.

Common phrases

  • 被吓到就会打嗝bèi xià dào jiù huì dǎ gé

    get the hiccups when frightened

  • 喝水能止住打嗝hē shuǐ néng zhǐ zhù dǎ gé

    drinking water can stop hiccups

Similar words

打嗝儿dǎ gér: To hiccup, using a casual northern Chinese form common in everyday speech.

Definition in Chinese

因横隔膜或喉部肌肉突发性收缩而产生短促吸气声并伴随不随意的抽动，通常为一过性生理现象。yīn héng gé mó huò hóu bù jī ròu tū fā xìng shōu suō ér chǎn shēng duǎn cù xī qì shēng bìng bàn suí bù suí yì de chōu dòng tōng cháng wèi yí guò xìng shēng lǐ xiàn xiàng

Word origin

打 (dǎ, "to make") + 嗝 (gé, "hiccup sound") forms a verb for producing that sudden sound and motion.

Usage tips

  • For an ongoing episode, Chinese commonly uses 在 (zài, "be in the process of") before the verb, marking the action as in progress rather than completed.

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