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咽

yànHSK 7

咽 (yàn) is an HSK 7 Chinese word with 1 definition and 2 bilingual examples.

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Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

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verb 动

  1. Englishto swallow

    • EX
      药丸太大了，我很难咽下去。

      The pill is too big for me to swallow.

    • EX
      他把嘴里的食物咽下去以后才开始说话。

      He didn't start speaking until after he had swallowed the food in his mouth.