zuò
ǒu

common
verb

Meaning of 作呕

作呕 means to feel nauseous; to retch; to want to vomit; to be disgusted by; to find nauseating (figurative); to make one's skin crawl. Pronounced zuò ǒu.

  • to feel nauseous; to retch; to want to vomit
  • to be disgusted by; to find nauseating (figurative); to make one's skin crawl

Definitions & Examples

Wén
dào
è
chòu
 
rěn
zhù
zuò
ǒu
 

Smelling that stench, he couldn't help retching.

Zhè
yào
de
wèi
dào
lìng
rén
zuò
ǒu
 

The taste of this medicine is nauseating.

gǎn
dào
zhèn
zuò
ǒu
 
lián
máng
pǎo
dào
shǒu
jiān
 

He felt a wave of nausea and hurried to the restroom.