to block, obstruct, or stop up
Animated Stroke Order 窒
Stroke Order Diagrams 窒

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HSK Vocabulary: 窒
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 窒 is used in context
1
jiāo交
tōng通
dǔ堵
sè塞
shì是
chéng城
shì市
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
zhì窒
ài碍
。
Traffic jams are an obstruction to urban development.
2
fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
kōng空
qì气
zhì窒
mēn闷
,
xū需
yào要
kāi开
chuāng窗
。
The air in the room is stuffy and needs ventilation.
3
nóng浓
yān烟
dǎo导
zhì致
tā他
jī几
hū乎
zhì窒
xī息
。
Thick smoke caused him to almost suffocate.
4
fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
tài太
mèn闷
le了
,
wǒ我
kuài快
zhì窒
xī息
le了
。
The room is too stuffy, I'm almost suffocating.
5
tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
huài坏
xiāo消
xī息
,
wǒ我
gǎn感
dào到
yī一
zhèn阵
zhì窒
xī息
。
Hearing this bad news, I felt a sense of suffocation.
6
zài在
nà那
zhǒng种
yā压
yì抑
de的
fēn氛
wéi围
zhōng中
gōng工
zuò作
,
jiǎn简
zhí直
ràng让
rén人
zhì窒
xī息
。
Working in that oppressive atmosphere is simply suffocating.
Information
Traditional窒
Radical穴
Strokes11
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2669
Zhuyinㄓˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+7A92
CangjieJCMIG
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Cultural note
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