呛
qiāng · qiàng
Traditional: 嗆
Meanings of 呛 in English
qiāngHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #8644
- to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)
qiàngHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #8659
- to irritate the nose
- to choke (of smoke, smell etc)
- to scold
- to speak out against sb
- pungent
- (coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb
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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences