Dictionary/咽

咽 嚥

咽 yàn

ㄧㄢˋ
VHSK 7-9
1to swallow

Characters

咽

Examples

bù不hē喝shuǐ水wǒ我yàn咽bú xià不下zhè xiē这些yào piàn药片。
不喝水我咽不下这些药片。
I can't swallow these tablets without a drink of water.
他狼吞虎咽地吃了食物。
He wolfed down the food.
他狼吞虎咽地吃了一顿。
He devoured his meal.

In the story library

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More words starting with 咽

咽喉yānhóu咽下yànxià咽气yànqì咽炎yānyán咽鼓管yāngǔguǎn咽峡炎yānxiáyán

See also: words & characters pronounced yàn