qiàng

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of

呛 means irritate respiratory tract; cause choking from fumes. Pronounced qiàng. HSK 7-9.

  • irritate respiratory tract; cause choking from fumes

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Chú
fáng
de
yóu
yān
qiàng
rén
 
gǎn
jín
kāi
le
chōu
yóu
 
 

The kitchen fumes are irritating, so I quickly turned on the range hood.

Chǎo
jiāo
de
wèi
er
qiàng
rén
zhí
sou
 

The smell of fried chili peppers is so strong it makes people cough nonstop.

Gōng
chǎng
pái
chū
de
fèi
qiàng
de
rén
zhù
le
kǒu
 

The exhaust fumes from the factory irritated passersby so much they covered their noses and mouths.

Dōng
tiān
shāo
méi
nuǎn
 
méi
yān
hěn
qiàng
rén
 

Burning coal for warmth in winter produces very irritating smoke.

Gāng
pēn
wán
xiāo
shuǐ
de
fáng
jiān
wèi
dào
hěn
qiàng
 
men
xiān
chū
tòu
tòu
ba
 

The room just sprayed with disinfectant has a strong irritating smell, let's go outside for some fresh air first.

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