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

他吃东西太快，被噎住了。

Tā chī dōngxi tài kuài, bèi yēzhù le.

He ate too fast and choked.

她的话把他噎住了，他一句话也说不出来。

Tā dehuà bǎ tā yēzhù le, tā yījùhuà 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