吞噬 (tūn shì): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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吞噬
吞噬
(tūn shì): To swallow up (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
噬 • shì • bite; gnaw; snap at
shì
噬
bite; gnaw; snap at
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Example Sentences with 吞噬
Dà
大
huǒ
火
tūn
吞
shì
噬
le
了
zhěng
整
gè
个
sēn
森
lín
林
。
The fire engulfed the entire forest.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 吞噬.
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]
吞咽
tūn yàn
to swallow
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
噬
反噬
fǎnshì
to bite back; to retaliate
啮噬
nièshì
to gnaw and devour
噬咬
shìyǎo
to gnaw; to bite
噬菌体
shìjūntǐ
bacteriophage (virus that infects bacteria)
狼吞虎噬
láng tūn hǔ shì
to devour greedily and cruelly; to be extremely rapacious and ruthless
鲸吞虎噬
jīng tūn hǔ shì
to annex or seize land, property, or resources in a fierce, overwhelming manner, often used in business contexts to describe aggressive mergers or acquisitions.
