呛

yóu yān qiàng rén

油烟呛人。

The oil smoke irritated people.

chǎo là jiāo de wèi qiàng de rén zhí ké sou

炒辣椒的味呛得人直咳嗽。

The smell of red pepper being fried is so irritating that it makes people cough continuously.

jī hū bèi nóng yān qiàng sǐ

几乎被浓烟呛死

be almost suffocated by smoke

kā fēi tàng de jī hū yàn bù xià qù qiàng de tā hǎo yī huì r chuǎn bù guò qì lái

咖啡烫得几乎咽不下去，呛得他好一会儿喘不过气来。

The coffee was almost too hot to swallow and made him choke for a moment.