吞咽 (tūn yàn): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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吞咽
吞咽 (tūn yàn): To swallow (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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吞 • tūn • to swallow, to gulp down • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
tūn
吞
to swallow, to gulp down
咽 • yàn • throat • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
yàn
咽
throat
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More common words that include characters from 吞咽.
Words with
吞
吞吞吐吐
tūn tūn tǔ tǔ
to hum and haw [idiom]
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
to wolf down one's food [idiom]
吞噬
tūnshì
to swallow up; to engulf
吞并
tūn bìng
to annex; to swallow up
吞没
tūn mò
to swallow up; to engulf
吞食
tūn shí
to devour, to swallow
独吞
dú tūn
to take all for oneself, to hog
慢吞吞
màn tūn tūn
slowly, sluggishly
Words with
咽
狼吞虎咽
láng tūn hǔ yàn
to wolf down one's food [idiom]
呜咽
wū yè
Sob / choke with sobs
咽喉
yān hóu
Throat / pharynx
哽咽
gěng yè
Choke up
咽下
yàn xià
swallow (food or drink)
咽气
yàn qì
to breathe one's last; to die
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Example Sentences with 吞咽
Tā
他
màn
慢
màn
慢
tūn
吞
yàn
咽
shí
食
wù
物
。
He slowly swallows food.
Hóu
喉
lóng
咙
tòng
痛
shí
时
tūn
吞
yàn
咽
hěn
很
kùn
困
nán
难
Tā
他
jǐn
紧
zhāng
张
de
得
bù
不
tíng
停
tūn
吞
yàn
咽
kǒu
口
。
Swallowing is very difficult when you have a sore throat.
shuǐ
水
。
He was so nervous that he kept swallowing saliva.
