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咽喉

yān hóu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

咽喉 (yān hóu) means "throat". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 咽喉 means

1. throat

The characters in 咽喉

• 咽yànto swallow
• 喉hóuthroat; larynx

Words containing 咽喉

• 耳鼻咽喉ěr bí yān hóuear nose and throat; otolaryngology

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