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呛 (qiāng): to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)

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HSK 7verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7
Strokes: 7
Radical: 口
Structure: 左右结构

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qiāng

to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)

qiàng

to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)

Chinese explanation

东西进入气管引起咳嗽，或水、食物误入气管时感到难受
也被气味、烟等刺激而咳嗽或呼吸不畅。

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