How to say “swallow” in Chinese
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“Swallow” in Chinese is 吞, tūn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
吞 is read tūn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 口 “mouth”; on top, 天.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “吞”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 吞. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 蛇把鸡蛋吞下去了shébǎjīdàntūnxiàquleThe snake swallowed the egg.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Eyes and mouth”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “swallow” in Chinese?
“Swallow” in Chinese is 吞, pinyin tūn.
What does 吞 mean?
吞 (tūn) means “swallow”.
How do you write 吞?
吞 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 吞?
吞 is read tūn. Tones: tūn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“swallow” in the lesson “Eyes and mouth”
This word is from the topic “Body movement” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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