吞

tūn

to swallow; to take

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 6

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吞

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吞
  • 狼吞虎咽lángtūn-hǔyànto wolf down one's food (idiom)B7
  • 吞吞吐吐tūntūntǔtǔto hum and haw (idiom)B7

See it in sentences

他把药吞了下去。

He swallowed the medicine.

大鱼吞了小鱼。

The big fish swallowed the small one.