哽 gěng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
哽咽
gěngyè
to choke with sobs; to be choked with emotion
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Example phrases
- 提到牺牲的队友时，他一度哽咽，几乎说不完整句话。 Tídào xīshēng de duìyǒu shí, tā yídù gěngyè, jīhū shuō bù wán zhěng jù huà. When he mentioned his fallen teammate, he choked up for a while and could barely finish a sentence.
- 听到好消息，她激动得哽咽了。 Tīngdào hǎo xiāoxi, tā jīdòng de gěngyè le. On hearing the good news, she was so moved that she choked up.
- 妈妈哽咽着说不出话，只是紧紧抱住了我。 Māma gěngyè zhe shuō bù chū huà, zhǐshì jǐnjǐn bàozhù le wǒ. Mum was choked with sobs and could not speak; she just held me tight.
Related words
- 狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn to wolf down food; to gobble
- 呜咽 wūyè to sob; to whimper
- 咽喉 yānhóu throat; strategic passage
- 咽 yàn to swallow
- 悲欢离合 bēihuānlíhé joys and sorrows; partings and reunions
- 吃喝玩乐 chīhēwánlè eating, drinking, and having fun
- 斗志 dòuzhì fighting spirit; morale
- 酣畅 hānchàng free and fluent; hearty and satisfying
- 定心丸 dìngxīnwán reassurance; something that sets one's mind at ease
- 过瘾 guòyǐn satisfying; thrilling; addictive
- 从容不迫 cóngróngbúpò calm and unhurried; composed
- 从容 cóngróng calm; composed; unhurried