咽喉 meaning in English

yānhóu

throat

HSK 7-9noun21 strokes

Meaning of 咽喉

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yānhóu
  1. throat

Stroke order for each character

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咽 yàn · to swallow · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

喉 hóu · throat · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
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  4. 4
  5. 5
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  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Related words

Words that share a character with 咽喉.

喉咙hóulóngthe throat
呜咽wūyèto sob; to whimper
割喉gēhóuto slit sb's throat
狼吞虎咽lángtūnhǔyànto wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
咽下yànxiàto swallow
歌喉gēhóusinging voice
哽咽gěngyèto choke with emotion; to choke with sobs

Questions about 咽喉

What does 咽喉 mean?

咽喉 (yānhóu) means "throat" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 咽喉?

咽喉 is made of 2 characters: 咽 (9 strokes), 喉 (12 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 咽喉 an HSK word?

Yes. 咽喉 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.