Definition
扼住 means 'to grip tightly' or 'to strangle' — it's a verb-object-like structure (扼 'to grip' + 住 'to hold fast'). You can use it literally for physically grabbing someone's neck or an object tightly, or metaphorically for controlling a situation (e.g., 'seize the throat of destiny'). The resulting verb is transitive; the object goes after 住.
r.v.
to grip tightlyto clutchto strangle(figurative) to take hold ofto control
Examples
- 扼住。Tā měng de è zhù duìfāng de bózi.He suddenly clutched the other person's throat.
- 扼住，。Tā è zhù shǒu zhōng de bāo, shēng pà bèi rén qiǎng zǒu.She clutched the bag in her hand, afraid someone would snatch it.
- 扼住。Mìngyùn è zhù le tā de yānhóu.Fate has taken him by the throat.
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