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suffocate meaning in Chinese

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suffocate [suffocated, suffocating, suffocates] ((intransitive) to suffer from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body)
verb
[UK: ˈsʌ.fək.eɪt]
[US: ˈsʌ.fəˌket]

窒息 /zhìxī/verb

suffocate [suffocated, suffocating, suffocates] ((transitive) to cause someone to suffer severely reduced oxygen supply to his body)
verb
[UK: ˈsʌ.fək.eɪt]
[US: ˈsʌ.fəˌket]

使窒息 /shǐ zhìxī/verb