哽咽 gěng yè

to choke with sobs; to choke with emotion

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 45335th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to choke with sobs
  2. 2. to choke with emotion

Characters

Character Meaning
哽 gěng
to choke with emotion; to choke on a piece of food
咽 yè HSK 6
to swallow; variant of 嚥yàn; to choke (in crying)