咽
喉

Throat in Chinese: 咽喉 (yān hóu)

yān hóu

throat

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1throat

Stroke order

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咽
喉

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢ

yān

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄏㄡˊ

hóu

ㄏ/ hㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

See 咽喉 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 医生说我的咽喉发炎了。

    yī shēng shuō wǒ de yān hóu fā yán le。

    The doctor said my throat is inflamed.

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Related words

咽

yàn

to swallow

喉咙

hóu lóng

the throat

呜咽

wū yè

to sob

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

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