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咽 yàn

throat; pharynx

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 6
Radical
口
Traditional
嚥
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口因 ⿰口因

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  1. 他狼吞虎咽地吃完了午饭。
    Tā lángtūnhǔyàn de chī wánle wǔfàn.
    He wolfed down his lunch.
    he wolf-swallow-tiger-gulp (particle) eat finish-(particle) lunch
  2. 你为什么吃饭总是狼吞虎咽的？
    Nǐ wèishénme chīfàn zǒngshì lángtūnhǔyàn de?
    Why do you always wolf down your food when eating?
    you why eat-meal always wolf-swallow-tiger-gulp (particle) (question)
  3. 慢慢吃，别狼吞虎咽的，小心噎着。
    Mànman chī, bié lángtūnhǔyàn de, xiǎoxīn yēzháo.
    Eat slowly; don't wolf it down, be careful of choking.
    slowly eat, don't wolf-swallow-tiger-gulp (particle), careful choke
  4. 他吃饭一点也不狼吞虎咽，很讲究礼仪。
    Tā chīfàn yìdiǎn yě bù lángtūnhǔyàn, hěn jiǎngjiu lǐyí.
    He doesn't wolf down his food at all; he's very particular about etiquette.
    he eat-meal a-bit also not wolf-swallow-tiger-gulp, very particular etiquette
  5. 训练结束后，队员们饿得狼吞虎咽地吃起了晚饭。
    Xùnliàn jiéshù hòu, duìyuánmen è de lángtūnhǔyàn de chī qǐle wǎnfàn.
    After training ended, the team members were so hungry they wolfed down their dinner.
    training end after, team-members hungry (particle) wolf-swallow-tiger-gulp (particle) eat up-(particle) dinner

Words with 咽 (2)