打嗝

dǎgé
verb #9,978

Meanings

  1. 1 to hiccup
  2. 2 to burp
  3. 3 to belch

Examples

HSK 4
Tā hē wán qìshuǐ hòu yīzhí dǎgé.
He kept hiccupping after drinking soda.
HSK 4
Bǎobao chīwán nǎi yào pāipāi bèi bāng tā dǎgé.
After feeding, pat the baby's back to help them burp.
HSK 7-9
Dǎgé tíng bù xiàlái zhēnde hěn gāngà.
Not being able to stop hiccupping is really embarrassing.

Tips

mistakes
打嗝 covers both hiccups and burps. To distinguish: 打嗝 alone usually means hiccup, while 打饱嗝 specifically means burping after a full meal.

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