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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嗳腐吞酸 噯腐吞酸 ài tūn suānai4 fu3 tun1 suan1putrid belching with regurgitation of stomach acid (medical term)
7嗳气吞酸 噯氣吞酸 ài tūn suānai4 qi4 tun1 suan1belching and acid swallowing (medical term)
8巴吞鲁日 巴吞魯日 tūn Ba1 tun1 Lu3 ri4Baton Rouge, capital of Louisiana
9并吞 併吞 bìng tūnbing4 tun1to swallow up; to annex; to merge
10大吞噬细胞 大吞噬細胞 tūn shì bāoda4 tun1 shi4 xi4 bao1macrophage
11独吞 獨吞 tūndu2 tun1to hog; to keep everything for oneself
12含冤吞声 含冤吞聲 hán yuān tūn shēnghan2 yuan1 tun1 sheng1to suffer injustice without protest (idiom)
13囫囵吞下 囫圇吞下 lún tūn xiàhu2 lun2 tun1 xia4to swallow whole; (fig.) to swallow (lies etc)
14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
15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
16慢慢吞吞 慢慢吞吞 màn man tūn tūnman4 man5 tun1 tun1very slow
17侵吞 侵吞 qīn tūnqin1 tun1to annex; to swallow (up); to embezzle
18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)
19忍气吞声 忍氣吞聲 rěn tūn shēngren3 qi4 tun1 sheng1to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence; to swallow one's anger; to grin and bear it
20生吞活剥 生吞活剝 shēng tūn huó sheng1 tun1 huo2 bo1to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
21私吞 私吞 tūnsi1 tun1to misappropriate (public funds etc); to embezzle
22吞吃 吞吃 tūn chītun1 chi1to devour
23吞服 吞服 tūn tun1 fu2to swallow; to take (medicine)
24吞金 吞金 tūn jīntun1 jin1to commit suicide by swallowing gold
25吞精 吞精 tūn jīngtun1 jing1to swallow semen
26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
27吞灭 吞滅 tūn miètun1 mie4to absorb
28吞没 吞沒 tūn tun1 mo4to embezzle; to swallow up; to engulf
29吞拿 吞拿 tūn tun1 na2tuna (loanword)
30吞拿鱼 吞拿魚 tūn tun1 na2 yu2tuna (loanword)
31吞声 吞聲 tūn shēngtun1 sheng1to swallow one's cries
32吞声暗泣 吞聲暗泣 tūn shēng àn tun1 sheng1 an4 qi4to swallow a sob (idiom)
33吞声忍气 吞聲忍氣 tūn shēng rěn tun1 sheng1 ren3 qi4see 忍气吞声
34吞噬细胞 吞噬細胞 tūn shì bāotun1 shi4 xi4 bao1phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)
35吞噬作用 吞噬作用 tūn shì zuò yòngtun1 shi4 zuo4 yong4phagocytosis (ingesting and destroying foreign matter)
36吞吐 吞吐 tūn tun1 tu3to take in and send out (in large quantities)
37吞吞吐吐 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tun1 tun1 tu3 tu3to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back
38吞咽 吞嚥 tūn yàntun1 yan4to swallow; to gulp
39吞咽困难 吞嚥困難 tūn yàn kùn nántun1 yan4 kun4 nan2dysphagia (medicine)
40吞云吐雾 吞雲吐霧 tūn yún tun1 yun2 tu3 wu4to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom); to blow cigarette or opium smoke
41小吞噬细胞 小吞噬細胞 xiǎo tūn shì bāoxiao3 tun1 shi4 xi4 bao1microphage (a type of white blood cell)
42一人独吞 一人獨吞 rén tūnyi1 ren2 du2 tun1to not share gains with others (idiom)
43饮恨吞声 飲恨吞聲 yǐn hèn tūn shēngyin3 hen4 tun1 sheng1to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)
44云吞 雲吞 yún tūnyun2 tun1wonton

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