窒息

zhìxī
  1. to choke
  2. to stifle
  3. to suffocate

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 窒 zhì
  1. to obstruct
  2. to stop up
2 息 xī
  1. breath
  2. news
  3. interest (on an investment or loan)
  4. to cease
  5. to stop
  6. to rest
  7. Taiwan pr. xí