gěng

common
verb

Meaning of 哽咽

哽咽 means to choke with emotion; to sob with a choked voice. Pronounced gěng yè.

  • to choke with emotion; to sob with a choked voice

Definitions & Examples

Tīng
dào
zhè
ge
è
hào
 
dùn
shí
gěng
 
shuō
chū
huà
lái
 

Upon hearing the tragic news, she choked up and couldn't speak.

Zhuī
dào
huì
shang
 
shēng
yīn
gěng
de
niàn
wán
le
dào
 

At the memorial service, he read the eulogy with a voice choked with emotion.

Wàng
zhe
yuǎn
de
liè
chē
 
de
hóu
lóng
zhèn
gěng
 

Watching the departing train, a sob caught in her throat.