窒息 (zhì xī) — to suffocate; to choke; to stifle

Définition

窒息 (zhìxī) is the strong, often dramatic 'suffocate / choke / be stifled' — physical (smoke, lack of air) or figurative (pressure, pollution). 比 憋更重,侧重生命/生存的压迫;与 喘息 (to gasp for breath) 相反。

verb
to suffocateto choketo stifle

Exemples

  • 窒息
    Huǒ zāi zhōng hěn duō rén yīn nóng yān zhì xī.
    Many people suffocated from the thick smoke in the fire.
  • 窒息
    Cháng qī de yā lì ràng tā jué de zhì xī.
    Long-term pressure makes him feel suffocated.
  • 窒息
    Zhè ge chéng shì de kōng qì wū rǎn lìng rén zhì xī.
    The air pollution in this city is suffocating.

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