(zhì) — (bound form) to block, to obstruct, to suffocate

Definition

Bound form meaning 'to block / suffocate / stifle' — never used alone. Combines with 息 (窒息 suffocate), 塞 (窒塞 blockage), and 抑 (窒抑 stifled).

bound form
(bound form) to blockto obstructto suffocate

Examples

  • zhì Xī kě néng wēi jí shēng mìng.
    Suffocation can endanger life.
  • Guǎn dào zhì sè dǎo zhì pái shuǐ bú chàng.
    The pipe blockage causes poor drainage.
  • Nà zhǒng qì fen ràng rén gǎn dào zhì yì.
    That atmosphere makes people feel stifled.

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