窒息

zhìxī

verb HSK 7-9 #4,556

Meanings

1 to suffocate
2 to choke
3 to stifle

Characters

obstruct; block

Examples

HSK 7-9

烟雾太大，差点让人窒息。

Yānwù tài dà, chàdiǎn ràng rén zhìxī.

The smoke was so thick it nearly suffocated people.

HSK 7-9

他被食物噎住，几乎窒息了。

Tā bèi shíwù yēzhù, jīhū zhìxī le.

He choked on food and nearly suffocated.

Tips

memory

窒 (block) + 息 (breath) - when breath is blocked, you suffocate.

Stroke Order

窒 zhì

息 xī