Home › Chinese › Glossary › throat
Chinese vocabulary · Beginner
How do you say "throat" in Chinese?
喉咙
hóu lóng
In Chinese, "throat" is 喉咙 (hóu lóng).
Listen to the pronunciation:
Free Chinese learning game. No sign-up, play in browser. See all games
Pronunciation
Read it out as "hóu lóng", "hóu" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2), then "lóng" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2).
Writing and usage
喉咙 is written using hanzi. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.
Example sentence
喉咙痛让他说话变得困难。
hóu lóng tòng ràng tā shuō huà biàn dé kùn nán 。
A sore throat made it hard to talk.
Test your Chinese knowledge in our free browser games.
How to remember 喉咙
Say "hóu lóng" out loud three times fast — the repetition alone tends to cement "喉咙" (hóu lóng) in memory.
Related words
Browse all Chinese words in the glossary.
Questions about 喉咙
How do you pronounce 喉咙?
Read it out as "hóu lóng", "hóu" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2), then "lóng" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2).
Is 喉咙 formal or casual?
喉咙 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is 喉咙 used in Chinese?
喉咙 is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: 喉咙痛让他说话变得困难。 (A sore throat made it hard to talk.).
Where can I practice Chinese words for free?
You can play free Chinese minigames in your browser on the Noun Town online games page, no sign-up required. Every word in the Chinese glossary also has native audio and an example sentence you can revisit any time.
"Throat" in other languages
Curated by Jack Ratcliffe
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Chinese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation. Want to play the full game? Get Noun Town on Steam.
Noun Town on PC, Mac & VR
These browser games are just a taste. The full Noun Town is a bigger, deeper 3D world: explore a living town, talk to its characters and learn thousands of words in immersive VR, Mixed Reality, or on your computer. It's an award-winning game with 590+ reviews on Steam and 12 languages to learn.
See the full game ▶Spot an error? Email us at contact@noun.town