鼻咽癌 bí yān ái

cancers of the nose and throat

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. cancers of the nose and throat
  2. 2. nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)

Characters

Character Meaning
鼻 bí HSK 3
nose
咽 yān HSK 6
to swallow; variant of 嚥yàn; to choke (in crying)
癌 ái HSK 6
cancer; carcinoma; also pr. yán