噎住 (yē zhù) — to choke (on food); to be choked up (with emotion, unable to speak)
Definition
A result verb (离合词) meaning 'to choke' — split as 噎…住 to show the completed action. Covers both choking on food and being choked up with emotion and unable to speak.
verb
to choke (on food)to be choked up (with emotion, unable to speak)
Examples
- ，噎住。Tā chī dé tài kuài, yē zhù le.He ate too fast and choked.
- 噎住，。Tā jī dòng dé yē zhù, shuō bù chū huà lái.He was so emotional that he choked up and couldn't speak.
- 噎住。Xiǎo hái bèi huā shēng yē zhù le.The child choked on a peanut.
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