咽

tā yī kǒu bǎ yào yàn le xia qu

他一口把药咽了下去。

He took the medicine at one swallow.

zhè yào nán chī de hěn tā shí zài yàn bù xià qù

这药难吃得很，他实在咽不下去。

He can't get this horrible medicine down his throat.

kāi shǐ qián tā jǐn zhāng de yàn le yī xià kǒu shuǐ

开始前，他紧张地咽了一下口水。

He swallowed nervously before beginning.

tā shǐ jìn yǎo zhe zuǐ chún bǎ dào zuǐ biān de kè bó huà yàn hui qu le

他使劲咬着嘴唇，把到嘴边的刻薄话咽回去了。

He bit his lip hard to stop the rush of bitter words.

tā kǒng pà yàn bù xià zhè kǒu qì

他恐怕咽不下这口气。

He don't think he can stomach an insult like that.

tā yì zhì bù zhù de yàn le jǐ kǒu qì jué xīn bù kū chū shēng lai

他抑制不住地咽了几口气，决心不哭出声来。

He swallowed convulsively, determined not to cry.