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yàn
v. to swallow
80%     120%
Other meanings
[yān]   n. pharynx
[yè]   char. to choke with sobs
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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yàn xià qù
phr. to swallow...down
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tā yàn xià jí kǒu miàn bāo
phr. He swallowed mouthfuls of bread.
yàn bú xià zhè kǒu qì
phr. cannot bear with one's own grievance/failure/defeat
tūn yàn tòng
phr. (Med.) odynophagia