tūn

swallow; absorb, annex, engulf

HSK 6 #1797

DEFINITIONS

吞 tūn
  • to swallow
  • to take

STROKES

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WORDS

嚥 tūn yàn to swallow; to gulp
咽困难 tūn yàn kùn nán dysphagia (medicine)
嚥困難 tūn yàn kùn nán dysphagia (medicine)
拿 tūn ná tuna (loanword)
拿鱼 tūn ná yú tuna (loanword)
拿魚 tūn ná yú tuna (loanword)
沒 tūn mò to embezzle; to swallow up; to engulf
灭 tūn miè to absorb
滅 tūn miè to absorb
米桑布札 tūn mǐ sāng bù zhá Tunmi Sanghuzha (6th century AD), originator of the Tibetan script
精 tūn jīng to swallow semen
声 tūn shēng to swallow one's cries
聲 tūn shēng to swallow one's cries
声忍气 tūn shēng rěn qì see 忍氣吞聲|忍气吞声[ren3 qi4 tun1 sheng1]
聲忍氣 tūn shēng rěn qì see 忍氣吞聲|忍气吞声[ren3 qi4 tun1 sheng1]
金 tūn jīn to commit suicide by swallowing gold
雲吐霧 tūn yún tǔ wù to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom); to blow cigarette or opium smoke
嗳气酸 ài qì tūn suān belching and acid swallowing (medical term)
噯氣酸 ài qì tūn suān belching and acid swallowing (medical term)
嗳腐酸 ài fǔ tūn suān putrid belching with regurgitation of stomach acid (medical term)
噯腐酸 ài fǔ tūn suān putrid belching with regurgitation of stomach acid (medical term)
囫囵下 hú lún tūn xià to swallow whole; (fig.) to swallow (lies etc)
囫圇下 hú lún tūn xià to swallow whole; (fig.) to swallow (lies etc)
囫圇棗 hú lún tūn zǎo to swallow in one gulp (idiom); (fig.) to accept without thinking; to lap up
噬细胞 dà tūn shì xì bāo macrophage