呛

I

qiāng

choke

II

qiàng

irritate (respiratory organs)

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choke; irritate

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choke; irritate

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qiāng

adv. against the wind

qiāng

v. choke

qiàng

adj. pungent

qiàng

n. choke

qiàng

v. irritate

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1)

qiang1

to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)

2)

qiang4

to irritate the nose, to choke (of smoke, smell etc), pungent

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1) 呛(嗆)

qiāng

动

（水或食物进入气管引起咳嗽） choke:

吃饭吃呛了 choke over one's food;

他喝得太猛，呛着了。 He took a big gulp and almost chocked.

另见 qiàng。

2) 呛(嗆)

qiàng

动

（刺激性气体进入呼吸器官而感觉难受） irritate (respiratory organs):

烟呛得我几乎透不过气来。 The smoke almost choked me.

炸辣椒的味儿呛鼻子。 The smell of red pepper being fried irritates the nose.

另见 qiāng。

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Ⅰ. 嗆|呛 [qiāng] ► to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)

Ⅱ. 嗆|呛 [qiàng] ► to irritate the nose ► to choke (of smoke, smell etc) ► pungent