咽下 嚥下
咽下 嚥下 yàn xià ㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ jin3 haa6
- to swallow
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咽 嚥
- 咽喉 yān hóu ㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˊ jin1 hau4 throat
- 呜咽 嗚咽 wū yè ㄨ ㄧㄝˋ wu1 jit3 to sob
- 下咽 xià yān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄢ haa6 jin1 (anatomy) hypopharynx
- 下咽 下嚥 xià yàn ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄢˋ to swallow (food or drink)
- 前咽 qián yān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢ cin4 jin1 prepharynx (biology)
Show 15 more words with 咽 嚥
- 吞咽 吞嚥 tūn yàn ㄊㄨㄣ ㄧㄢˋ tan1 jin3 to swallow
- 咽峡 咽峽 yān xiá ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˊ jin1 haap6 isthmus of the fauces
- 咽炎 yān yán ㄧㄢ ㄧㄢˊ jin1 jim4 pharyngitis
- 咽头 咽頭 yān tóu ㄧㄢ ㄊㄡˊ jin1 tau4 pharynx
- 哽咽 gěng yè ㄍㄥˇ ㄧㄝˋ gang2 jit3 to choke with emotion
- 喉咽 hóu yān ㄏㄡˊ ㄧㄢ hau4 jin1 laryngopharynx
- 咽住 嚥住 yàn zhù ㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨˋ jit3 zyu6 to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)
- 咽气 嚥氣 yàn qì ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ jin3 hei3 to die
- 抽咽 chōu yè ㄔㄡ ㄧㄝˋ cau1 jit3 to sob
- 梗咽 gěng yè ㄍㄥˇ ㄧㄝˋ variant of 哽咽
- 鼻咽 bí yān ㄅㄧˊ ㄧㄢ bei6 jin1 nose and throat
- 下咽癌 xià yān ái ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄢ ㄞˊ haa6 jin1 ngaam4 (medicine) hypopharyngeal cancer
- 咽峡炎 咽峽炎 yān xiá yán ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄧㄢˊ jin1 haap6 jim4 angina
- 咽鼓管 yān gǔ guǎn ㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ jin1 gu2 gun2 Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽 to the tympanic cavity 鼓室 of the middle ear)
- 鼻咽癌 bí yān ái ㄅㄧˊ ㄧㄢ ㄞˊ bei6 jin1 ngaam4 cancers of the nose and throat
下
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 下令 xià lìng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ haa6 ling6 to give an order; to issue an order
- 下来 下來 xià lai ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄞ haa6 loi4 to come down
- 下列 xià liè ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ haa6 lit6 the following; listed below
- 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ haa6 ng5 afternoon
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- 下去 xià qù ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ haa6 heoi3 to go down
- 下场 下場 xià chang ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄔㄤ haa6 coeng4 the end
- 下坠 下墜 xià zhuì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ haa6 zeoi6 (of objects) to fall
- 下属 下屬 xià shǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨˇ haa6 suk6 subordinate
- 下山 xià shān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢ haa6 saan1 to go down a hill
- 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄤˇ haa6 gong1 (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty
- 下巴 xià ba ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄚ haa6 baa1 chin
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 下旬 xià xún ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ haa6 ceon4 last third of the month
- 下期 xià qī ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧ haa6 kei4 next period (week, month or quarter etc)
- 下棋 xià qí ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ haa6 kei2 to play chess
- 下楼 下樓 xià lóu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄡˊ haa6 lau4 to go downstairs
- 下次 xià cì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄘˋ haa6 ci3 next time
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 下海 xià hǎi ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ haa6 hoi2 to go out to sea
Idioms with these characters
- 扼襟控咽 è jīn kòng yān ㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄢ aak1 kam1 hung3 jin1 to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
- 狼吞虎咽 狼吞虎嚥 láng tūn hǔ yàn ㄌㄤˊ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄏㄨˇ ㄧㄢˋ long4 tan1 fu2 jin3 to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
- 细嚼慢咽 細嚼慢嚥 xì jiáo màn yàn ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄢˋ ㄧㄢˋ sai3 zoek3 maan6 jin3 to eat slowly (idiom)
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 不愧下学 不愧下學 bù kuì xià xué ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ bat1 kwai3 haa6 hok6 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 下
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 等而下之 děng ér xià zhī ㄉㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ dang2 ji4 haa6 zi1 going from there to lower grades (idiom)
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
- 对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ hon6 jyu4 jyu5 haa6 sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely
- 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gong1 ho4 jat6 haa6 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
- 兼济天下 兼濟天下 jiān jì tiān xià ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gim1 zai3 tin1 haa6 (idiom) to make everyone's lives better
Example sentences
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老人 咽下 嚥下 了 最后 最後 一口气 一口氣 。
The old man breathed his last.
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