掐死 Traditional form: 掐死 Pinyin (reading): qiāsǐ Definitions: to throttle to choke to death Characters: 掐 - to hold, to choke; to gather in one hand 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible Traditional characters: 掐 - to hold, to choke; to gather in one hand 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible