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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

喉咙 [hóulóng]
  1. 1. throat
    喉咙痛
    have a sore throat
    他喉咙叫哑了。
    He shouted himself hoarse.
    我渴得喉咙里冒烟。
    My throat feels parched.
    他扼住了敌人的喉咙。
    小狗喉咙里好像卡住了东西。
    我喉咙有些发炎。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

喉咙 [hóulóng]
  1. 1. 名 咽头与喉头
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Examples

他心里一酸，喉咙哽得说不出话来。
He felt a pang of sadness, and got so choked up he couldn't speak. → 哽
他喉咙叫哑了。
He shouted himself hoarse. → 喉咙
我渴得喉咙里冒烟。
My throat feels parched. → 喉咙
昨晚吃了些烤烙的东西，今天感觉喉咙有点不适。 → 不适
强盗掐住了他的喉咙。 → 掐
小心鱼刺卡在喉咙里。 → 鱼刺
我感觉有什么东西堵在喉咙里了。 → 堵
他气急了，扼住了对方的喉咙。 → 扼
我当时只觉得喉咙里一哽，什么话也说不出来。 → 哽
他扼住了敌人的喉咙。 → 喉咙
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Word Decomposition

喉
[hóu] 		+ 咙
[lónɡ]

nciku Note

喉咙 vs. 嗓子

喉咙 嗓子
1.“喉咙”、“嗓子”这两个词都是咽部和喉部的统称，后者常用在口语中，前者较书面化。有时两个词可以互换。
Both 喉咙 and 嗓子 are common names for pharynx and throat. The latter is colloquial while the former is more literary. Sometimes, the two words are interchangeable.
（1）他这几天喉咙（嗓子）疼，说不出话来。
（2）别抽这么多烟，对喉咙（嗓子）不好。
2.“嗓子”还表示嗓音；“喉咙”在一些固定短语中也可以表示嗓音。
嗓子 also means "voice"; 喉咙, used in some fixed phrases can mean the same thing.
（1）你的嗓子真好，这么高的音都能唱上去。
（2）我今天嗓子哑了。
（3）他天生有一副好嗓子。

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