窒息 zhìxī HSK7 stifle Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: suffocate All meanings 3 zhìxī 3 stifle 2suffocate 1 1 sentence for 窒息 (zhìxī — suffocate) 火灾产生的浓烟使他感到窒息。 huǒzāi chǎnshēng de nóngyān shǐ tā gǎndào zhìxī. The thick smoke from the fire caused him to suffocate. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary