吞
tūn
to swallow
Character
Example phrases
- 他太饿了，几乎没嚼就把面包吞了下去。 Tā tài è le, jīhū méi jiáo jiù bǎ miànbāo tūn le xiàqu. He was so hungry that he swallowed the bread almost without chewing.
- 这颗药太大了，我很难一下子吞下去。 Zhè kē yào tài dà le, wǒ hěn nán yíxiàzi tūn xiàqu. This pill is so big that I find it hard to swallow in one go.
- 小狗饿坏了，三两口就把肉吞了下去。 Xiǎogǒu è huài le, sānliǎng kǒu jiù bǎ ròu tūn le xiàqu. The puppy was starving and gulped down the meat in a couple of bites.
Related words
- 狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn to wolf down food; to gobble
- 吞吞吐吐 tūntūntǔtǔ hesitant; faltering; stammering
- 泡 pào bubble; to steep
- 端 duān to hold, to carry
- 品尝 pǐncháng to taste
- 盛 chéng to hold, to contain
- 粥 zhōu porridge
- 用餐 yòngcān to have a meal
- 糖果 tángguǒ candy
- 饮用水 yǐnyòngshuǐ drinking water
- 薯片 shǔpiàn potato chip
- 食欲 shíyù appetite