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HSK 6	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
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

1		tā 她 bèi 被 hēi àn 黑暗 tūn shì 吞噬。 She was swallowed by darkness
2		tā yòng 他用 kāi shuǐ 开水 tūn fú 吞服 yào wán 药丸。 He washed down a pill with water.
3		xióng xióng liè huǒ 熊熊烈火 tūn shì 吞噬 le 了 zhěng gè 整个 cūn zhuāng 村庄。 The raging fire engulfed the entire village.
4		zhè 这 tiáo 条 dà gǒu 大狗 měi tiān 每天 dōu 都 néng 能 tūn xià 吞下 yī zhǐ 一只 zhěng 整 jī 鸡。 This big dog can swallow a whole chicken every day.
5		tā 她 miǎn qiǎng 勉强 tūn xià 吞下 le 了 yào wán 药丸， jǐn guǎn 尽管 gǎn jué 感觉 fēi cháng 非常 de 的 nán shòu 难受。 She reluctantly swallowed the pill even though it was very uncomfortable.

1		tā 她 bèi 被 hēi àn 黑暗 tūn shì 吞噬。 She was swallowed by darkness
2		tā yòng 他用 kāi shuǐ 开水 tūn fú 吞服 yào wán 药丸。 He washed down a pill with water.
3		xióng xióng liè huǒ 熊熊烈火 tūn shì 吞噬 le 了 zhěng gè 整个 cūn zhuāng 村庄。 The raging fire engulfed the entire village.
4		zhè 这 tiáo 条 dà gǒu 大狗 měi tiān 每天 dōu 都 néng 能 tūn xià 吞下 yī zhǐ 一只 zhěng 整 jī 鸡。 This big dog can swallow a whole chicken every day.
5		tā 她 miǎn qiǎng 勉强 tūn xià 吞下 le 了 yào wán 药丸， jǐn guǎn 尽管 gǎn jué 感觉 fēi cháng 非常 de 的 nán shòu 难受。 She reluctantly swallowed the pill even though it was very uncomfortable.