zhì​xī HSK7

to suffocate

  • created sense approved 窒息 · zhì​xī · to suffocate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    窒息

    zhì​xī

    to suffocate

    to choke; to stifle; to struggle to breathe or stop breathing

    zhì​xí

    窒 (literal) → 窒 · zhì · to obstruct 息 (literal) → 息 · xī · breath

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 窒息 · zhì​xī · to stifle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    窒息

    zhì​xī

    to stifle

    to suppress or hinder the existence or development of something

    zhì​xí

    窒 (literal) → 窒 · zhì · to restrain 息 (literal) → 息 · xī · to stop

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense