Chinese Word: 吞 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

吞HSK 6

Pinyin: tūn

English Definition: to swallow; to take

Chinese Definition:
①不嚼或不细嚼而咽入：吞吐。吞咽。吞噬。狼吞虎咽。气吞山河。忍气吞声。
②兼并，侵占：吞没。吞并。吞蚀。吞占。

Antonyms: 吐

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic: 天 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 天 [ tiān ] sky, heaven; god, celestial
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening

Similar Characters: 呑

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吞噬	tūn shì	to swallow; to engulf; to gobble up
吞吞吐吐	tūn tūn tǔ tǔ	to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back	HSK 6
侵吞	qīn tūn	to annex; to swallow (up); to embezzle
慢吞吞	màn tūn tūn	very slow; exasperatingly slow
吞没	tūn mò	to embezzle; to swallow up; to engulf

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1		jù shuō 据说 tiān shàng 天上 yǒu 有 yī tiáo lóng 一条龙， tā 它 yào 要 bǎ 把 yuè liàng 月亮 tūn 吞 xià qù 下去。 It is said that there was a dragon in the sky.
2		tā 她 bǎ 把 kǒu xiāng táng 口香糖 gěi 给 tūn 吞 xià qù 下去 le 了， tā 她 zǒng shì 总是 zhè yàng 这样。 She swallowed her gum. She does that.
3		měi gè 每个 yè wǎn 夜晚 tā 她 jiù 就 huì 会 tūn 吞 xià 下 tài yáng 太阳。 Every night she swallowed the sun.
4		duì 对 xǔ duō 许多 jiā shā rén 加沙人 lái 来 shuō 说， yào 要 táo lí 逃离 zhè yàng 这样 yí gè 一个 méi yǒu 没有 huān xiào 欢笑 de 的 dì fāng 地方， zuì 最 yǒu xiào 有效 dì 地 fāng fǎ 方法 jiù 就 shì 是 tūn 吞 xià 下 zhè 这 suǒ wèi 所谓 de 的 jiā shā 加沙 ” kuài lè 快乐 wán 丸 “ 。 For many, the most effective way of escaping from a place where there is not much to smile about is by swallowing the so-called Gaza 'happy pill' .
5		tā 他 yī 一 kǒu 口 bǎ 把 yào 药 tūn 吞 le 了 xià qù 下去。 He took the medicine at one swallow.

1		jù shuō 据说 tiān shàng 天上 yǒu 有 yī tiáo lóng 一条龙， tā 它 yào 要 bǎ 把 yuè liàng 月亮 tūn 吞 xià qù 下去。 It is said that there was a dragon in the sky.
2		tā 她 bǎ 把 kǒu xiāng táng 口香糖 gěi 给 tūn 吞 xià qù 下去 le 了， tā 她 zǒng shì 总是 zhè yàng 这样。 She swallowed her gum. She does that.
3		měi gè 每个 yè wǎn 夜晚 tā 她 jiù 就 huì 会 tūn 吞 xià 下 tài yáng 太阳。 Every night she swallowed the sun.
4		duì 对 xǔ duō 许多 jiā shā rén 加沙人 lái 来 shuō 说， yào 要 táo lí 逃离 zhè yàng 这样 yí gè 一个 méi yǒu 没有 huān xiào 欢笑 de 的 dì fāng 地方， zuì 最 yǒu xiào 有效 dì 地 fāng fǎ 方法 jiù 就 shì 是 tūn 吞 xià 下 zhè 这 suǒ wèi 所谓 de 的 jiā shā 加沙 ” kuài lè 快乐 wán 丸 “ 。 For many, the most effective way of escaping from a place where there is not much to smile about is by swallowing the so-called Gaza 'happy pill' .
5		tā 他 yī 一 kǒu 口 bǎ 把 yào 药 tūn 吞 le 了 xià qù 下去。 He took the medicine at one swallow.