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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 tūntun1to swallow; to take
2吞噬 吞噬 tūn shìtun1 shi4to swallow; to engulf; to gobble up
3吞食 吞食 tūn shítun1 shi2to devour
4慢吞吞 慢吞吞 màn tūn tūnman4 tun1 tun1very slow; exasperatingly slow
5吞并 吞併 tūn bìngtun1 bing4to annex
6人心不足蛇吞象 人心不足蛇吞象 rén xīn shé tūn xiàngren2 xin1 bu4 zu2 she2 tun1 xiang4a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
7吞灭 吞滅 tūn miètun1 mie4to absorb
8吞米桑布札 吞米桑布札 tūn sāng zháTun1 mi3 Sang1 bu4 zha2Tunmi Sanghuzha (6th century AD), originator of the Tibetan script
9吞精 吞精 tūn jīngtun1 jing1to swallow semen
10吞服 吞服 tūn tun1 fu2to swallow; to take (medicine)
11吞吃 吞吃 tūn chītun1 chi1to devour
12私吞 私吞 tūnsi1 tun1to misappropriate (public funds etc); to embezzle
13生吞活剥 生吞活剝 shēng tūn huó sheng1 tun1 huo2 bo1to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
14云吞 雲吞 yún tūnyun2 tun1wonton
15嗳腐吞酸 噯腐吞酸 ài tūn suānai4 fu3 tun1 suan1putrid belching with regurgitation of stomach acid (medical term)
16侵吞 侵吞 qīn tūnqin1 tun1to annex; to swallow (up); to embezzle
17慢慢吞吞 慢慢吞吞 màn man tūn tūnman4 man5 tun1 tun1very slow
18狼吞虎咽 狼吞虎嚥 láng tūn yànlang2 tun1 hu3 yan4to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
19囫囵吞枣 囫圇吞棗 lún tūn zǎohu2 lun2 tun1 zao3to swallow in one gulp (idiom); (fig.) to accept without thinking; to lap up
20囫囵吞下 囫圇吞下 lún tūn xiàhu2 lun2 tun1 xia4to swallow whole; (fig.) to swallow (lies etc)
21含冤吞声 含冤吞聲 hán yuān tūn shēnghan2 yuan1 tun1 sheng1to suffer injustice without protest (idiom)
22独吞 獨吞 tūndu2 tun1to hog; to keep everything for oneself
23大吞噬细胞 大吞噬細胞 tūn shì bāoda4 tun1 shi4 xi4 bao1macrophage
24并吞 併吞 bìng tūnbing4 tun1to swallow up; to annex; to merge
25巴吞鲁日 巴吞魯日 tūn Ba1 tun1 Lu3 ri4Baton Rouge, capital of Louisiana

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