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吞

tūn

swallow; absorb, annex, engulf

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Example sentences

  • 吞下吧！

    Tūn xià ba

    Swallow!

  • 他狼吞虎咽地吃了食物。

    Tā láng tūn hǔ yàn de chī le shí wù

    He wolfed down the food.

  • 他狼吞虎咽地吃了一顿。

    Tā láng tūn hǔ yàn de chī le yī dùn

    He devoured his meal.

  • 房子被火吞噬了。

    Fáng zi bèi huǒ tūn shì le

    The house was in flames.

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Words containing 吞

  • 吞tūn 1to swallow; to take
  • 吞咽tūn yàn 1–4 to swallow; to gulp