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扼颈

扼頸
èjǐng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to strangle
  2. 2 to throttle (by the neck)

Examples

凶手从背后扼颈。
Xiōngshǒu cóng bèihòu èjǐng.
The killer strangled the victim from behind.
法医发现死者颈部有扼颈痕迹。
Fǎyī fāxiàn sǐzhě jǐngbù yǒu èjǐng hénjì.
The forensic examiner found strangulation marks on the victim's neck.

Tips

register
Formal/legal/medical register, common in forensic and crime-report contexts. Everyday speech tends to use 掐脖子 (qiā bózi) instead.

Stroke Order

扼 è
颈 jǐng