Definition

Examples

• 感冒的时候，喉咙里常常有痰。
  Gǎnmào de shíhou, hóulóng li chángcháng yǒu tán.
  When you have a cold, there is often phlegm in your throat.
• 医生建议他多喝水，这样痰会更容易咳出来。
  Yīshēng jiànyì tā duō hēshuǐ, zhèyàng tán huì gèng róngyì ké chūlái.
  The doctor advised him to drink more water so the phlegm would be easier to cough up.
• 他咳嗽了很久，终于把痰咳了出来。
  Tā késòu le hěn jiǔ, zhōngyú bǎ tán ké le chūlái.
  He coughed for a long time and finally brought up the phlegm.