扼死 (è sǐ) — to strangle; to choke to death

Definition

Examples

• 凶手用手扼死了受害者。
  Xiōng shǒu yòng shǒu è sǐ le shòu hài zhě.
  The murderer strangled the victim with his hands.
• 这种杂草会把幼苗扼死。
  Zhè zhǒng zá cǎo huì bǎ yòu miáo è sǐ.
  This kind of weed will choke the seedlings to death.
• 恐怖电影里的怪物想扼死主角。
  Kǒng bù diàn yǐng lǐ de guài wu xiǎng è sǐ zhǔ jué.
  The monster in the horror movie tries to strangle the protagonist.