咽

To swallow in Chinese: 咽 (yàn)

yàn

to swallow

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 嚥1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to swallow

Stroke order

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咽

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˋ

yàn

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

咽

Simplified

嚥

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这药太苦了，我实在咽不下去。

    zhè yào tài kǔ le， wǒ shí zài yàn bú xià qù。

    This medicine is so bitter I really can't swallow it.

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Related words

呜咽

wū yè

to sob

咽喉

yān hóu

throat

艳丽

yàn lì

gorgeous

验

yàn

to examine

验收

yàn shōu

to inspect and accept

验证

yàn zhèng

to inspect and verify

焰火

yàn huǒ

fireworks

燕子

yàn zi

swallow

秧歌

yāng ge

Yangge, a popular rural folk dance

扬

yáng

to raise

阳性

yáng xìng

positive

杨树

yáng shù

poplar tree

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