zhì​xī HSK7

to suffocate

窒息 zhì​xī
to suffocate verb
to choke; to stifle; to struggle to breathe or stop breathing

The smell was suffocating, like rotten eggs.

to stifle
to suppress or hinder the existence or development of something

Frequency

Movie subtitles
12.6 per million appears in 5% of films
Written text
8.15 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

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