to swallow, to gulp down
Animated Stroke Order 吞
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HSK Vocabulary: 吞
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 吞 is used in context
1
tā他
hěn很
kuài快
tūn吞
xià下
le了
yào药
piàn片
。
He quickly swallowed the pill.
2
tā他
shuō说
huà话
tūn吞
tūn吞
tǔ吐
tǔ吐
，
bù不
gǎn敢
huí回
dá答
。
He spoke hesitantly and dared not answer.
3
dà大
guó国
tūn吞
bìng并
le了
xiǎo小
guó国
de的
lǐng领
tǔ土
。
The big country annexed the small country's territory.
4
tā他
shuō说
huà话
tūn吞
tūn吞
tǔ吐
tǔ吐
de的
。
He speaks hesitantly.
5
wǒ我
wèn问
tā她
wèi为
shén什
me么
chí迟
dào到
，
tā她
tūn吞
tūn吞
tǔ吐
tǔ吐
dì地
jiě解
shì释
le了
bàn半
tiān天
。
When I asked her why she was late, she stammered through a long explanation.
6
miàn面
duì对
lǎo老
shī师
de的
tí提
wèn问
，
xiǎo小
míng明
tūn吞
tūn吞
tǔ吐
tǔ吐
dì地
huí回
dá答
bù不
shàng上
lái来
，
xiǎn显
rán然
méi没
yǒu有
zhǔn准
bèi备
hǎo好
。
Faced with the teacher's question, Xiaoming hesitated and couldn't answer, clearly unprepared.
7
tā他
chī吃
fàn饭
shí时
láng狼
tūn吞
hǔ虎
yàn咽
。
He eats like a wolf and a tiger.
8
hái孩
zi子
men们
è饿
huài坏
le了
，
yī一
kàn看
dào到
shí食
wù物
jiù就
láng狼
tūn吞
hǔ虎
yàn咽
dì地
chī吃
qǐ起
lái来
。
The children were starving and started eating voraciously as soon as they saw the food.
9
wèi为
le了
gǎn赶
shí时
jiān间
，
tā他
láng狼
tūn吞
hǔ虎
yàn咽
dì地
chī吃
wán完
zǎo早
cān餐
jiù就
chōng冲
chū出
le了
mén门
。
In a hurry, he wolfed down his breakfast and rushed out the door.
Information
Traditional吞
Radical口
Strokes7
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1566
Zhuyinㄊㄨㄣ
Components—
UnicodeU+541E
CangjieHKP
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality