Chinese word dictionary

哽咽

gěngyè · to choke with emotion; to choke with sobs

Word information

Simplified哽咽
Traditional哽咽
Pinyingěngyè
Part of speech
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 哽咽

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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