qiāng

呛

HSK 7-9Character · VerbTraditional嗆

choke on food or water

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

choke on food or water; cough suddenly

neutral

Used when solids or liquids accidentally enter the trachea during eating or drinking.

Chī吃
fàn饭
chī吃
qiāng呛
le了
 ,
tā他
bù不
tíng停
de地
ké咳
sou嗽
 。

He choked while eating and kept coughing.

Hē喝
shuǐ水
hē喝
de得
tài太
měng猛
 ,
qiāng呛
zhe着
le了
 。

I drank water too quickly and choked.

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Bǎo宝
bao宝
chī吃
nǎi奶
shí时
qiāng呛
dào到
le了
 ,
mā妈
ma妈
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
pāi拍
tā他
de的
bèi背
 。

The baby choked while drinking milk, so mom quickly patted his back.

Tā他
yī一
biān边
shuō说
huà话
yī一
biān边
chī吃
fàn饭
 ,
jié结
guǒ果
qiāng呛
de得
mǎn满
liǎn脸
tōng通
hóng红
 。

He talked while eating and ended up choking until his face turned red.

Chī吃
dōng东
xi西
shí时
bù不
yào要
dà大
xiào笑
 ,
fǒu否
zé则
róng容
yì易
qiāng呛
dào到
 。

Don't laugh while eating, otherwise you may easily choke.