咽喉
yānhóu
throat; strategic passage
Characters in this word
喉 hóu
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 侯 marquis, lord
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这座港口位于海上通道的咽喉位置，历来是兵家必争之地。 Zhè zuò gǎngkǒu wèiyú hǎishàng tōngdào de yānhóu wèizhì, lìlái shì bīngjiā bìzhēng zhī dì. This port lies at the throat of the sea route and has always been a place of strategic contention.
- 他感冒了，咽喉肿痛，说话都困难。 Tā gǎnmào le, yānhóu zhǒngtòng, shuōhuà dōu kùnnan. He caught a cold; his throat is swollen and sore, and even speaking is difficult.
- 这条峡谷是进出山区的咽喉要道。 Zhè tiáo xiágǔ shì jìnchū shānqū de yānhóu yàodào. This gorge is the vital passage into and out of the mountain region.
Related words
- 哽咽 gěngyè to choke with sobs; to be choked with emotion
- 狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn to wolf down food; to gobble
- 呜咽 wūyè to sob; to whimper
- 咽 yàn to swallow
- 喉咙 hóulóng throat
- 臀 tún buttocks; hip
- 嗅觉 xiùjué sense of smell
- 指纹 zhǐwén fingerprint
- 嗅 xiù to smell; to sniff
- 血脉 xuèmài blood vessels; lineage
- 眺望 tiàowàng to gaze into the distance; to look out over
- 知觉 zhījué consciousness; perception; sensation