打嗝

dǎgé
verb #9,978

Meanings

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

Examples

Tā hē wán qìshuǐ hòu yīzhí dǎgé.
He kept hiccupping after drinking soda.
Bǎobao chī wán nǎi yào pāipāi bèi bāng tā dǎgé.
After feeding, pat the baby's back to help them burp.
Dǎgé tíng bù xiàlái zhēn de 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 (dǎ bǎogé) specifically means burping after a full meal.

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