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Definition(s) for: 咽鼓管

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
咽鼓管 yān gǔ guǎn - Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yan1] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gu3 shi4] of the middle ear)
- auditory tube

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 72,235 93,836

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yān- throat; pharynx
- narrow pass
yàn- variant of 嚥|咽[yan4]
- to choke (in crying)
yàn- to swallow
- drum
- CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]
- to drum
- to strike
- to rouse
- to bulge
- to swell
- old variant of 鼓[gu3]
guǎn- surname Guan
guǎn- to take care (of)
- to control
- to manage
- to be in charge of
- to look after
- to run
- to care about
- tube
- pipe
- woodwind
- classifier for tube-shaped objects
- particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions
- writing brush
- (coll.) to
- towards
guǎn- variant of 管[guan3]

Other Words Containing 咽鼓管

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo