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呛

嗆
qiāng
verb HSK 7 #11,513

Meanings

  1. 1 to choke (on water, smoke, etc.)
  2. 2 to irritate the throat or nose

Examples

我喝水呛到了。
Wǒ hē shuǐ qiāng dào le.
I choked on water.
厨房里的烟味太呛了。
Chúfáng lǐ de yānwèi tài qiāng le.
The smoke in the kitchen is too irritating.
辣椒的味道呛得我直咳嗽。
Làjiāo de wèidào qiāng de wǒ zhí késou.
The chili smell was so pungent it made me cough nonstop.

Tips

usage
In internet slang, 呛 can also mean 'to talk back sharply' or 'to snap at someone' — 她呛了他一句 (She snapped back at him). This figurative use is very common online.

Stroke Order

呛 qiāng