窒 息

zhìxī

“To choke” in Chinese is 窒息 (zhìxī).

Meaning

to choke
to stifle
to suffocate

Example

真是令人窒息。

The whole thing is utterly oppressive.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

zhìHSK 7-911 strokesto obstruct xīHSK 110 strokesbreath

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