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狼吞虎咽 (láng tūn hǔ yàn): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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狼吞虎咽 (láng tūn hǔ yàn): To wolf down one's food [idiom] — Meaning & Stroke Order

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狼吞虎咽 consists of 4 characters.

to swallow, to gulp down

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Pinyinláng tūn hǔ yàn

Meaningto wolf down one's food [idiom]

Characters4

HSK 2.0Level 6

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Idiom + Nounwith样子

láng狼

tūn吞

hǔ虎

yàn咽

de的

yàng样

zi子

neutral

wolfish manner

Idiom + Adverbialwith吃

láng狼

tūn吞

hǔ虎

yàn咽

de地

chī吃

Adverb + Verbwith别

bié别

láng狼

tūn吞

hǔ虎

yàn咽

Verb + Complementwith吃饭

chī吃

fàn饭

láng狼

tūn吞

hǔ虎

yàn咽

4.

Example Sentences with 狼吞虎咽

tā他

chī吃

fàn饭

shí时

láng狼

tūn吞

hǔ虎

neutral

eat wolfishly

informal

Spoken

don't wolf down food

informal

Spoken

wolf down a meal

yàn

咽

。

He eats like a wolf and a tiger.

jìn尽

guǎn管

cài菜

yáo肴

jīng精

zhì致

，

tā他

què却

yī依

rán然

láng狼

tūn吞

hǔ虎

yàn咽

，

háo毫

wú无

cān餐

zhuō桌

lǐ礼

yí仪

kě可

yán言

。

Despite the exquisite dishes, he still wolfed down his food without any table manners.

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

zǒng总

shì是

láng狼

tūn吞

hǔ虎

yàn咽

，

nán难

dào道

bù不

néng能

xì细

jiáo嚼

màn慢

yàn咽

ma吗

？

Why do you always wolf down your food? Can't you chew slowly and carefully?

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.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

láng狼

tūn吞

hǔ虎

yàn咽

，

ér而

shì是

yōu优

yǎ雅

dì地

pǐn品

cháng尝

zhe着

měi每

yí一

dào道

jiā佳

yáo肴

。

He did not wolf down his food; instead, he elegantly savored each delicacy.

cháng长

tú途

bá跋

shè涉

hòu后

，

jī饥

cháng肠

lù辘

lù辘

de的

tàn探

xiǎn险

zhě者

men们

láng狼

tūn吞

hǔ虎

yàn咽

dì地

jiě解

jué决

le了

wǎn晚

cān餐

。

After the long trek, the starving explorers wolfed down their dinner.

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.

kāi开

huì会

qián前

zhī只

shèng剩

shí十

fēn分

zhōng钟

，

tā他

zhǐ只

hǎo好

láng狼

tūn吞

hǔ虎

yàn咽

dì地

chī吃

le了

gè个

sān三

míng明

zhì治

。

With only ten minutes left before the meeting, he had no choice but to wolf down a sandwich.

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查获chá huòhunt down and seize; track down
暗示àn shìhint; imply
弊病bì bìngmalady; evil; malpractice
便于biàn yúeasy to; convenient for
补救bǔ jiùremedy; repair; retrieval
播种bō zhòngto sow; to seed
本事běn shiskill; ability; talent
薄弱bó ruòweak; frail
博大精深bó dà jīng shēnextensive and profound; have extensive knowledge and profound scholarship

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