咽

yàn

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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咽

yàn Verb to swallow

咽

yān throat; pharynx; narrow pass

咽

yè to choke (in crying)

Definitions

1. to swallow

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 吐 tù 吐 tù to vomit ‘咽’是吞下，‘吐’是吐出。: to vomit

Related words

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• 吞咽 tūn yàn 吞咽 tūn yàn to swallow 复合词，包含‘咽’字，表示吞咽。: to swallow
• 嚼 jiáo 嚼 jiáo to chew 咀嚼食物是吞咽的前一步。: to chew

Synonyms

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• 吞 tūn 吞 tūn to swallow 两者都表示吞咽动作，‘吞’更强调整个吞下，而‘咽’更强调通过咽喉的动作。: to swallow

Usage notes

Common mistakes

‘咽’(yàn)是动词‘吞咽’，不要与名词‘咽’(yān, throat)或形容词‘咽’(yè, choked)混淆。

Example Sentences

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他喝了一口水， 咽 了下去。

He took a sip of water and swallowed it.

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Words Containing 咽

• 吞咽 吞咽 tūn yàn: to swallow
• 咽喉 咽喉 yān hóu: throat
• 呜咽 呜咽 wū yè: to sob
• 前咽 前咽 qián yān: prepharynx (biology)
• 吞咽困难 吞咽困难 tūn yàn kùn nán: dysphagia (medicine)
• 咽峡 咽峡 yān xiá: isthmus of the fauces
• 咽峡炎 咽峡炎 yān xiá yán: angina
• 咽炎 咽炎 yān yán: pharyngitis
• 咽头 咽头 yān tóu: pharynx
• 咽鼓管 咽鼓管 yān gǔ guǎn: Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yān] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gǔ shì] of the middle ear)
• 哽咽 哽咽 gěng yè: to choke with emotion
• 喉咽 喉咽 hóu yān: laryngopharynx
• 咽下 咽下 yàn xià: to swallow
• 咽下困难 咽下困难 yàn xià kùn nán: dysphagia (medicine)
• 咽住 咽住 yàn zhù: to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)
• 咽气 咽气 yàn qì: to die
• 打掉门牙，往肚子里咽 打掉门牙，往肚子里咽 dǎ diào mén yá , wǎng dù zi lǐ yàn: lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
• 抽咽 抽咽 chōu yè: to sob
• 狼吞虎咽 狼吞虎咽 láng tūn hǔ yàn: to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
• 细嚼慢咽 细嚼慢咽 xì jiáo màn yàn: to eat slowly (idiom)
• 耳鼻咽喉 耳鼻咽喉 ěr bí yān hóu: ear nose and throat
• 鼻咽 鼻咽 bí yān: nose and throat
• 鼻咽癌 鼻咽癌 bí yān ái: cancers of the nose and throat