Throat in Chinese: 嗓子 (sǎng zi)

sǎng zi

throat

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1throat
  2. 2voice

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ㄙㄤˇ

sǎng

/ s/ angˇ/ third tone

˙ㄗ

zi

˙/ neutral tone/ z

Example sentences

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  • 一根鱼刺卡在我嗓子里了。

    yì gēn yú cì kǎ zài wǒ sǎng zi lǐ le。

    A fish bone has stuck in my throat.

  • 早上起来,嗓子变得很沙哑,我想是不是感冒了。

    zǎo shàng qǐ lái, sǎng zi biàn de hěn shā yǎ, wǒ xiǎng shì bu shì gǎn mào le。

    I've had a scratchy throat since this morning. I wonder if I've caught a cold.

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