扼殺

扼杀
èshā
  1. to strangle
  2. to throttle

CEDICT

  1. (literally, figuratively) to strangle; to throttle
  2. to strangle; to throttle

Wiktionary

  1. 掐住脖子使致死。
  2. 抑制，使其無法生存、發展。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 扼 è
  1. to grip forcefully
  2. to clutch at
  3. to guard
  4. to control
  5. to hold
=1 扼 è variant of 扼 è
2 殺 shā
  1. to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack
  2. to weaken; to reduce
  3. (dialect) to smart
  4. (used after a verb) extremely

Related entries

勒死 lēisǐ to strangle
勒殺 lēishā to strangle
扼死 èsǐ
  1. to strangle
  2. to throttle
  3. to stifle (opinions)
扼頸 èjǐng
  1. to strangle
  2. to throttle
摎 jiū
  1. to strangle
  2. to inquire into
勒脖子 lēibózi
  1. to throttle
  2. to strangle
絞死 jiǎosǐ
  1. to hang (i.e. execute by hanging)
  2. to strangle
掐死 qiāsǐ
  1. to throttle
  2. to choke to death