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窒息
zhì xī
窒息 (zhì xī) means "to choke; to stifle; to suffocate". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.
What 窒息 means
- to choke
- to stifle
- to suffocate
The characters in 窒息
Words starting with 窒息
Sounds the same
Read zhì xī, tone for tone, but written differently.
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