choke on food; choke up (with emotion)
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to choke on food; to have food stuck in the throat
Literal physical choking, often due to eating too fast or dry food.
Tā他
chī吃
dé得
tài太
kuài快
，
yī一
xià下
zi子
gěng哽
yē噎
zhù住
le了
。
He ate too fast and choked for a moment.
Zhè这
kuài块
miàn面
bāo包
tài太
gān干
le了
，
róng容
yì易
gěng哽
yē噎
。
This piece of bread is too dry and is easy to choke on.
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Hē喝
diǎn点
shuǐ水
，
bié别
gěng哽
yē噎
le了
。
Have some water, don't choke.
verb
to choke up; to sob; to speak with a choked voice
Metaphorically used for being overwhelmed with emotion, causing speech to break.
Shuō说
dào到
dòng动
qíng情
chù处
，
tā她
shēng声
yīn音
gěng哽
yē噎
le了
。
When she got to the emotional part, her voice choked up.
Tā他
gěng哽
yē噎
zhe着
shuō说
bù不
chū出
huà话
lái来
。
He was so choked up he couldn't speak.
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Kàn看
dào到
zhè这
ge个
chǎng场
miàn面
，
tā他
rěn忍
bù不
zhù住
gěng哽
yē噎
qǐ起
lái来
。
Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but choke up.