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掐死

to strangle to death

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

qia1si3 • qiāsǐ

Meaning

Primary

to strangle to death

Alternatives

strangle to death, strangled to death, strangling to death, strangles to death, to choke to death, choke to death

Mnemonic

掐死 To strangle to death is 掐 to pinch someone's wind pipe shut until they reach a state of 死 death.

Usage

他 差点 被 人 掐死。

He was almost strangled to death.

警方 认为 他 是 被 掐死 的。

The police believe he was strangled to death.

她 说 她 几乎 被 他 掐死。

She said she was nearly strangled to death by him.