咽住 yàn zhù

to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to suppress (a sob, harsh words etc)

Characters

Character Meaning
咽 yàn HSK 6
to swallow; variant of 嚥yàn; to choke (in crying)
住 zhù HSK 1
to live; to stay; to reside