Definition

Examples

• 他吃得太快了，一下哽住了。
  Tā chī de tài kuài le, yí xià gěng zhù le.
  He ate too fast and suddenly choked.
• 听到这个坏消息，她激动得哽住了。
  Tīng dào zhège huài xiāoxi, tā jīdòng de gěng zhù le.
  Upon hearing this bad news, she was so choked with emotion that she couldn't speak.
• 他哽着说完了最后一句话。
  Tā gěng zhe shuō wán le zuìhòu yí jù huà.
  He finished the last sentence, his voice choked with emotion.