Chinese Word: 呛 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

呛 (Trad.: 嗆)Polyphone (多音字)

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)

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

1		yān 烟 bǎ 把 wǒ 我 qiāng 呛 zhe 着 le 了。 The smoke almost choked me.
2		tā 他 hē 喝 dé 得 tài měng 太猛， qiāng 呛 zhe 着 le 了。 He took a big gulp and almost choked.
3		tā 他 yóu yǒng 游泳 shí 时 qiāng 呛 le 了 yì kǒu 一口 shuǐ 水。 He choked on a mouthful of water while swimming.
4		zhá 炸 là jiāo 辣椒 de 的 wèi r 味儿 qiāng 呛 bí zi 鼻子。 The smell of red pepper being fried irritates the nose.
5		mǐ lì 米粒 qiāng 呛 jìn 进 tā 他 qì guǎn 气管 lǐ 里 qù 去 le 了。 A grain of rice got stuck in his windpipe.

1		yān 烟 bǎ 把 wǒ 我 qiāng 呛 zhe 着 le 了。 The smoke almost choked me.
2		tā 他 hē 喝 dé 得 tài měng 太猛， qiāng 呛 zhe 着 le 了。 He took a big gulp and almost choked.
3		tā 他 yóu yǒng 游泳 shí 时 qiāng 呛 le 了 yì kǒu 一口 shuǐ 水。 He choked on a mouthful of water while swimming.
4		zhá 炸 là jiāo 辣椒 de 的 wèi r 味儿 qiāng 呛 bí zi 鼻子。 The smell of red pepper being fried irritates the nose.
5		mǐ lì 米粒 qiāng 呛 jìn 进 tā 他 qì guǎn 气管 lǐ 里 qù 去 le 了。 A grain of rice got stuck in his windpipe.