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What does 窒息 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

窒息 zhìxī

to suffocate; to choke

It can also mean

  • (fig.) stifling; breathtaking

Its characters

  1. 窒 zhì to obstruct
  2. 息 xī breath (as in 气息)

In a sentence

房间里太闷了,我快窒息了。 The room is so stuffy that I'm almost suffocating.

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