嚏 (tì): sneeze
嚏 (tì) is a Chinese character meaning “sneeze.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 疐 (phonetic). It ranks #3018 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 嚏 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 吃 (chī, to eat), 喝 (hē, to drink).
Definitions
- sneeze
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打喷嚏verb | dǎ pēn tì | to sneeze |
| 喷嚏noun | pēn tì | sneeze |
| 阿嚏interjection | ā tì | (onom.) a-choo (sound of a sneeze) |
| 打嚏喷verb | dǎ tì pen | to sneeze |
| 喷嚏剂 | pēn tì jì | sternutator |
| 嚏喷noun | tì pen | sneeze |
嚏 appears in 6 compound words: 17 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 嚏 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
他嚏才很好,能言善辩,是个出色的律师。
tā tì cái hěn hǎo , néng yán shàn biàn , shì gè chū sè de lǜ shī .
He has a great sense of humor, is eloquent, and is an outstanding lawyer.
出现了打喷嚏、鼻塞、眼痒等过敏症状该如何应对呢?
chū xiàn le dǎ pēn tì , bí sāi , yǎn yǎng děng guò mǐn zhèng zhuàng gāi rú hé yīng duì ne ?
How should you deal with allergy symptoms such as sneezing, a stuffy nose, and itchy eyes?
常见症状有鼻塞咽痛、打喷嚏、咳嗽;流感还会伴随高烧、全身酸痛乏力。
cháng jiàn zhèng zhuàng yǒu bí sāi yān tòng , dǎ pēn tì , hāi sòu ; liú gǎn hái huì bàn suí gāo shāo , quán shēn suān tòng fá lì .
Common symptoms include a stuffy nose, sore throat, sneezing, and coughing; the flu is also accompanied by a high fever, body aches, and fatigue.
过敏体质人群吸入飘散的孢子粉末,容易出现打喷嚏、喉咙痒、咳嗽等过敏症状。
guò mǐn tǐ zhì rén qún xī rù piāo sàn de 孢 zǐ fěn mò , róng yì chū xiàn dǎ pēn tì , hóu lóng yǎng , hāi sòu děng guò mǐn zhèng zhuàng .
People with allergies are prone to experiencing allergic symptoms such as sneezing, an itchy throat, and coughing when they inhale airborne spore particles.
个别患者在大小便、咳嗽、打喷嚏时,因腹压增加会出现患侧肢体的窜痛感。
gè bié huàn zhě zài dà xiǎo biàn , hāi sòu , dǎ pēn tì shí , yīn fù yā zēng jiā huì chū xiàn huàn cè zhī tǐ de cuàn tòng gǎn .
In some patients, increased abdominal pressure during urination, defecation, coughing, or sneezing may cause shooting pain in the affected limb.
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