哽咽 gěngyè to choke with emotion
to choke with emotion; to choke with sobs
How to remember 哽咽: 哽 to sob + 咽 throat = to choke with emotion.
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How it is used
- To choke up with emotion so speech breaks - 说到这里她哽咽了 (shuō dào zhèlǐ tā gěngyè le) she choked up here.
- The throat tightening from sobs, so words come haltingly; more specific than 哭 (kū). Written, emotive.