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吞

tūn · tun

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. to swallow
  2. to take
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  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)汤圆(tāngyuán)很(hěn)大(dà)，我(wǒ)一口(yīkǒu)就(jiù)吞(tūn)下去(xiàqù)了(le)。

    This rice ball is big. I swallowed it in one bite.

  2. Liangliang

    慢点(màndiǎn)吃(chī)，别(bié)吞(tūn)那么(nàme)快(kuài)！

    Eat slower. Do not swallow so fast!

  3. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)，很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    It is fine. It was tasty.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)，那(nà)是(shì)我的(wǒde)汤圆(tāngyuán)！

    But that was my rice ball!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)吃(chī)药(yào)时(shí)不(bù)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)把(bǎ)药(yào)片(piàn)吞(tūn)了(le)下(xià)去(qù)。

He accidentally swallowed the pill when taking his medicine.

02

她(tā)饿(è)得(de)一(yì)口(kǒu)就(jiù)把(bǎ)面(miàn)包(bāo)吞(tūn)完(wán)了(le)。

She was so hungry that she swallowed the bread in one bite.

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