Meaning
to swallow; to take
Chinese: 不嚼或少嚼就咽下。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tun” becomes a different word in each tone. 吞 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 吞咽tūn yànto swallow; to gulp
- 吞没tūn mòto embezzle; to swallow up; to engulf
- 并吞bìng tūnto swallow up; to annex; to merge
- 吞并tūn bìngto annex
- 吞声tūn shēngto swallow one's cries
Example Sentence
吃东西要细嚼慢咽，不要狼吞虎咽。Chī dōng xi yào xì jiáo màn yàn, bú yào láng tūn hǔ yàn.Chew slowly when eating; do not gobble it down.
吃Chīto eat东西dōng xithing要yàoto want细嚼慢咽xì jiáo màn yànto eat slowly (idiom)，不要bú yàodon't!狼吞虎咽láng tūn hǔ yànto gorge oneself。