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咽
嚥
yan4
 
- to swallow
 
| strokes | 
19 | 
| radical | 
 | 
| strokes after radical | 
16 | 
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狼吞虎咽
狼吞虎嚥
lang2 tun1 hu3 yan4
 
- to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
 
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吞咽
吞嚥
tun1 yan4
 
- to swallow; to gulp
 
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吞咽困难
吞嚥困難
tun1 yan4 kun4 nan2
 
- dysphagia (medicine)
 
- 
细嚼慢咽
細嚼慢嚥
xi4 jiao2 man4 yan4
 
- to eat slowly (idiom)
 
- 
咽气
嚥氣
yan4 qi4
 
- to die; to breathe one's last
 
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咽下
嚥下
yan4 xia4
 
- to swallow; to suppress
 
- 
咽下困难
嚥下困難
yan4 xia4 kun4 nan2
 
- dysphagia (medicine)
 
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咽住
嚥住
yan4 zhu4
 
- to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)