Definition & Meaning

choke with sobs; spasmodic sobs; with a lump in one's throat

Word usage

gěng yè

哽 咽

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v.choke with sobs; spasmodic sobs; with a lump in one's throat
- tā de shēng yīn yǒu xiē gěng yè
  她的声音有些哽咽。
  Her voice was choked with sobs.
- tā zěn me yě rěn bu zhù gěng yè le yī shēng lèi shuǐ biàn duó kuàng ér chū
  他怎么也忍不住，哽咽了一声泪水便夺眶而出。
  Unable to control himself any longer, he began to sob and his tears fell in torrents.
- tā yī xiǎng qǐ nà xiē rì zi jiù gěng yè le
  他一想起那些日子就哽咽了。
  He choked on the thought of those days.
- tā gěng yè zhe sù shuō tā ér zi sǐ qù de bēi cǎn jīng guò
  他哽咽着诉说她儿子死去的悲惨经过。
  He sobbed out the sad story of his son's death.
- tā hóu lóng gěng yè de shuō bù chū huà zhǐ shì kàn zhe tā de hái zi
  他喉咙哽咽得说不出话，只是看着他的孩子。
  His throat felt tight, just looking at his baby.
synonym
wū yè呜咽 gěng sè哽塞 gěng yē哽噎

Word usage

Note
1."咽" cannot be pronounced as "yān" in "哽咽"; 2."哽咽" cannot be written as "梗咽".
Reduplication
"哽咽" can be reduplicated, for example: "哽哽咽咽".
- 她哽哽咽咽说不出话来。
  She groans in sorrow and tears and cannot speak.

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