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吞咽
tūn yàn
Pinyin
Definition
吞咽
-
tūn yàn
to swallow
to gulp
Character Decomposition
吞
一
大
口
咽
口
囗
大
Related Words
(20)
吞噬
tūn shì
1
to swallow
2
to engulf
3
to gobble up
私吞
sī tūn
1
to misappropriate (public funds etc)
2
to embezzle
侵吞
qīn tūn
1
to annex
2
to swallow (up)
3
to embezzle
吞
tūn
1
to swallow
2
to take
吞吞吐吐
tūn tūn tǔ tǔ
1
to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
2
to speak and break off, then start again
3
to hold sth back
吞咽
tūn yàn
1
to swallow
2
to gulp
吞没
tūn mò
1
to embezzle
2
to swallow up
3
to engulf
吞云吐雾
tūn yún tǔ wù
1
to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
2
to blow cigarette or opium smoke
吞食
tūn shí
1
to devour
忍气吞声
rěn qì tūn shēng
1
to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
2
to swallow one's anger
3
to grin and bear it
慢吞吞
màn tūn tūn
1
very slow
2
exasperatingly slow
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
1
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
2
to gorge oneself
独吞
dú tūn
1
to hog
2
to keep everything for oneself
云吞
yún tūn
1
wonton
并吞
bìng tūn
1
to swallow up
2
to annex
3
to merge
吞并
tūn bìng
1
to annex
吞吃
tūn chī
1
to devour
吞吐
tūn tǔ
1
to take in and send out (in large quantities)
吞拿
tūn ná
1
tuna (loanword)
吞拿鱼
tūn ná yú
1
tuna (loanword)
Idioms
(8)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
1
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
吞吞吐吐
tūn tūn tǔ tǔ
1
to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
2
to speak and break off, then start again
3
to hold sth back
吞云吐雾
tūn yún tǔ wù
1
to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
2
to blow cigarette or opium smoke
囫囵吞枣
hú lún tūn zǎo
1
to swallow in one gulp (idiom)
2
(fig.) to accept without thinking
3
to lap up
忍气吞声
rěn qì tūn shēng
1
to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
2
to swallow one's anger
3
to grin and bear it
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
1
to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously
2
to gorge oneself
生吞活剥
shēng tūn huó bō
1
to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
饮恨吞声
yǐn hèn tūn shēng
1
to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)
Sample Sentences