嗓子 (sǎng zi) — throat; voice
Definition
咽 (yàn) is the act of swallowing — different anatomy, different verb. 嗓子 is everyday for both 'throat' (sore throat) and 'voice' (singing voice); 喉咙 and 咽喉 are more anatomical/literary.
noun
throatvoice
Measure word · 把
Examples
- 嗓子，。Wǒ zuì jìn sǎng zi téng, bù néng duō shuō huà.I have a sore throat recently and can't talk much.
- 嗓子，。Tā de sǎng zi hěn hǎo, chàng qǐ gē lái tè bié yǒu gǎn qíng.His voice is very good; he sings with great emotion.
- 嗓子，。Tā yǒu yì bǎ hǎo sǎng zi, zài bǐ sài zhōng dé le dì yī míng.She has a great voice and got first place in the competition.
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