噎住
yē zhù
Pinyin

Definition

噎住
 - 
yē zhù
  1. to choke (on)
  2. to choke off (in speech)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

住
zhù
  1. 1 to live
  2. 2 to dwell
  3. 3 to stay
  4. 4 to reside
  5. 5 to stop
  6. 6 (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
住宅
zhù zhái
  1. 1 residence
  2. 2 tenement
住宿
zhù sù
  1. 1 to stay at
  2. 2 lodging
  3. 3 accommodation
住房
zhù fáng
  1. 1 housing
住院
zhù yuàn
  1. 1 to be in hospital
  2. 2 to be hospitalized
入住
rù zhù
  1. 1 to check in (at a hotel etc)
守住
shǒu zhu
  1. 1 to hold on to
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to guard
居住
jū zhù
  1. 1 to reside
  2. 2 to dwell
  3. 3 to live in a place
  4. 4 resident in
抓住
zhuā zhù
  1. 1 to grab
  2. 2 to capture
挂住
guà zhù
  1. 1 to get caught (entangled)
  2. 2 to catch (on sth)
握住
wò zhù
  1. 1 to grip
  2. 2 to hold
捂住
wǔ zhù
  1. 1 to cover
  2. 2 to bury one's face
挡住
dǎng zhù
  1. 1 to obstruct
留住
liú zhù
  1. 1 to ask sb to stay
  2. 2 to keep sb for the night
  3. 3 to await (classical)
记住
jì zhu
  1. 1 to remember
  2. 2 to bear in mind
  3. 3 to learn by heart
顶住
dǐng zhù
  1. 1 to withstand
  2. 2 to stand up to
住区
zhù qū
  1. 1 living area
住友
Zhù yǒu
  1. 1 Sumitomo, Japanese company
住口
zhù kǒu
  1. 1 shut up
  2. 2 shut your mouth
  3. 3 stop talking
住嘴
zhù zuǐ
  1. 1 to hold one's tongue
  2. 2 Shut up!

Idioms (2)

因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
  1. 1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  2. 2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
衣食住行
yī shí zhù xíng
  1. 1 clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs

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