噎住

yēzhù

verb #21,051

Meanings

1 to choke (on food)
2 to be choked up (in speech)
3 to be rendered speechless

Characters

to choke / to hiccup

resultative complement: to stop / stuck

Examples

HSK 3

他吃东西太快，被噎住了。

Tā chī dōngxi tài kuài, bèi yēzhù le.

He ate too fast and choked.

HSK 3

她的话把他噎住了，他一句话也说不出来。

Tā de huà bǎ tā yēzhù le, tā yí jù huà yě shuō bù chūlái.

Her words rendered him speechless - he couldn't say a thing.

Tips

usage

噎住 can describe both physical choking on food and being 'choked' by someone's words - left unable to respond. The second usage is very colloquial.

Stroke Order

噎 yē

住 zhù