yàn
咽
to swallow; to gulp down
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to swallow; to gulp down
neutralCan be used literally for food/drink, or figuratively for unspoken words
Gǎn感
mào冒
hòu后
hóu喉
lóng咙
tòng痛
，
yān咽
kǒu口
shuǐ水
dōu都
jué觉
de得
téng疼
。
I have a sore throat after a cold, even swallowing saliva hurts.
Chī吃
fàn饭
yào要
xì细
jiáo嚼
màn慢
yàn咽
，
zhè这
yàng样
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
xiāo消
huà化
。
You should chew food thoroughly and swallow slowly to aid digestion.
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È饿
jí极
le了
de的
hái孩
zi子
láng狼
tūn吞
hǔ虎
yàn咽
de地
chī吃
wán完
le了
hàn汉
bǎo堡
。
The starving child devoured the hamburger wolfishly.
Tā他
bǎ把
dào到
zuǐ嘴
biān边
de的
zhǐ指
zé责
yòu又
yàn咽
le了
huí回
qù去
。
He swallowed back the criticism that was on the tip of his tongue.
Jǐn紧
zhāng张
dào到
lián连
tuò唾
mo沫
dōu都
yàn咽
bù不
xià下
qù去
。
I was so nervous that I couldn't even swallow my saliva.