咽
yān
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
throat; pharynx; narrow pass
Other reading: yàn
variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]; to swallow
Other reading: yè
to choke (in crying)
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咽喉 yān hóu throat吞咽 tūn yàn to swallow呜咽 wū yè to sob咽下 yàn xià to swallow狼吞虎咽 láng tūn hǔ yàn to wolf down one's food鼻咽 bí yān nose and throat抽咽 chōu yè to sob哽咽 gěng yè to choke with emotion梗咽 gěng yè variant of 哽咽[geng3 ye4]喉咽 hóu yān laryngopharynx前咽 qián yān prepharynx下咽 xià yān hypopharynx咽头 yān tóu pharynx咽峡 yān xiá isthmus of the fauces咽炎 yān yán pharyngitis咽气 yàn qì to die咽住 yàn zhù to suppress鼻咽癌 bí yān ái nasopharyngeal carcinoma下咽癌 xià yān ái hypopharyngeal cancer咽鼓管 yān gǔ guǎn Eustachian tube咽峡炎 yān xiá yán angina扼襟控咽 è jīn kòng yān to secure a stranglehold耳鼻咽喉 ěr bí yān hóu ear nose and throat