咽鼓管 yān gǔ guǎn

auditory tube

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. auditory tube
  2. 2. Eustachian tube (linking pharynx 咽 to tympanic cavity 鼓室gǔ shì of middle ear)

Characters

Character Meaning
咽 yān HSK 6
to swallow; variant of 嚥yàn; to choke (in crying)
鼓 gǔ HSK 4
drum; to drum; to strike
管 guǎn HSK 4
to manage; to be in charge of; to control