Chinese Word: 呛 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

呛 (Trad.: 嗆)

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic: 仓 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 仓 [ cāng ] granary, barn; cabin, berth

Similar Characters: 吃

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Pinyin: qiāng

English Definition: to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)
Chinese Definition:
①鸟啄食物。
Example Words:
呛到 qiāng dào to choke on (food etc); to swallow the wrong way
呛咕 qiāng gu to discuss (dialect)
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Pinyin: qiàng

English Definition: to irritate the nose; to choke (of smoke, smell etc); pungent; (coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb; to scold; to speak out against sb
Chinese Definition:
①有刺激性的气味使鼻、嗓等器官感到不舒服。
Example Words:
够呛 gòu qiàng unbearable; terrible; enough; unlikely
咳呛 ké qiàng (dialect) to cough
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1		zǎo shàng 早上 sòng xìn 送信 de 的 yóu chāi 邮差 sòng 送 lái 来 de 的， wǒ 我 zhèng 正 hē 喝 zhe 着 jiā nǎi 加奶 kā fēi 咖啡， yī xià zi 一下子 gěi 给 qiāng 呛 zhe 着 le 了。 The morning postman brought it, and I choked over my milk and coffee.
2		“ dāng 当 shì gù 事故 fā shēng 发生 shí 时， ” tā 他 shuō 说 “ kuàng gōng 矿工 men 们 zhǐ shì 只是 gǎn jué 感觉 yǒu diǎn 有点 qiāng 呛。 ” When the accident occurred, he said, the miners felt as though they were being choked.
3		rú guǒ 如果 hái zi 孩子 qiāng 呛 le 了， yǒu 有 yí gè 一个 diàn huà 电话 hào 号。 If the kid choked, one number.
4		tā 他 yóu yǒng 游泳 shí 时 qiāng 呛 le 了 yī 一 kǒu 口 shuǐ 水。 He choked on a mouthful of water while swimming.
5		dāng 当 wǒ men 我们 de 的 huì yàn 会厌 méi yǒu 没有 shí jiān 时间 lái 来 fēng 封 zhù 住 qì 气 guǎn 管， shí wù 食物 huò 或 shuǐ 水 pǎo 跑 jìn 进 qì guǎn 气管 zhōng 中， rén 人 jiù 就 huì 会 qiāng 呛 zhe 着。 As a consequence, in those moments in which the epiglottis does not have time to cover the trachea, we choke.

1		zǎo shàng 早上 sòng xìn 送信 de 的 yóu chāi 邮差 sòng 送 lái 来 de 的， wǒ 我 zhèng 正 hē 喝 zhe 着 jiā nǎi 加奶 kā fēi 咖啡， yī xià zi 一下子 gěi 给 qiāng 呛 zhe 着 le 了。 The morning postman brought it, and I choked over my milk and coffee.
2		“ dāng 当 shì gù 事故 fā shēng 发生 shí 时， ” tā 他 shuō 说 “ kuàng gōng 矿工 men 们 zhǐ shì 只是 gǎn jué 感觉 yǒu diǎn 有点 qiāng 呛。 ” When the accident occurred, he said, the miners felt as though they were being choked.
3		rú guǒ 如果 hái zi 孩子 qiāng 呛 le 了， yǒu 有 yí gè 一个 diàn huà 电话 hào 号。 If the kid choked, one number.
4		tā 他 yóu yǒng 游泳 shí 时 qiāng 呛 le 了 yī 一 kǒu 口 shuǐ 水。 He choked on a mouthful of water while swimming.
5		dāng 当 wǒ men 我们 de 的 huì yàn 会厌 méi yǒu 没有 shí jiān 时间 lái 来 fēng 封 zhù 住 qì 气 guǎn 管， shí wù 食物 huò 或 shuǐ 水 pǎo 跑 jìn 进 qì guǎn 气管 zhōng 中， rén 人 jiù 就 huì 会 qiāng 呛 zhe 着。 As a consequence, in those moments in which the epiglottis does not have time to cover the trachea, we choke.

呛到	qiāng dào	to choke on (food etc); to swallow the wrong way
呛咕	qiāng gu	to discuss (dialect)

够呛	gòu qiàng	unbearable; terrible; enough; unlikely
咳呛	ké qiàng	(dialect) to cough