咽下

嚥下

yànxià

verb #16,070

Meanings

1 to swallow

Characters

Examples

他咽下了最后一口饭。

Tā yànxià le zuìhòu yī kǒu fàn.

He swallowed the last bite of food.

她咽下眼泪，继续说话。

Tā yànxià yǎnlèi, jìxù shuōhuà.

She swallowed her tears and continued speaking.

Tips

mistakes

咽 has three pronunciations: yàn (to swallow), yān (throat, as in 咽喉), and yè (to choke). In 咽下 it is always yàn.

Stroke Order

咽 yàn

下 xià