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| Pronunciation |
: |
tūn |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- swallow. (v)
- take over. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
口 |
| Strokes |
: |
7 |
| Traditional |
: |
吞 |
| Usage |
: |
3.7% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
merger; take position of |
| 2. |
|
|
: |
embezzle; misappropriate; engulf |
| 3. |
|
|
: |
swallow and spit; mince the word |
Sentences:
| 1. He goes at such a leisurely pace in doing everything. |
| tā |
zuò |
shí |
me |
shì |
qíng |
dōu |
shì |
zhè |
yàng |
màn |
tūn |
tūn |
de |
。 |
| 他 |
做 |
什 |
么 |
事 |
情 |
都 |
是 |
这 |
样 |
慢 |
吞 |
吞 |
的 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 做 |
: |
do |
| 什么事情 |
: |
everything |
| 都 |
: |
always |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 这样 |
: |
such a |
| 慢吞吞 |
: |
leisurely pace |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
|
| 2. This big colorful cat ate the little mouse in just one gulp. |
| zhè |
zhī |
dà |
huā |
māo |
yī |
kǒu |
jiù |
bǎ |
xiǎo |
lǎo |
shǔ |
tūn |
diào |
le |
。 |
| 这 |
只 |
大 |
花 |
猫 |
一 |
口 |
就 |
把 |
小 |
老 |
鼠 |
吞 |
掉 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 只 |
: |
measured word |
| 大花猫 |
: |
big colorful cat |
| 一口 |
: |
one gulp |
| 把 |
: |
prep. marker for direct-object. |
| 小老鼠 |
: |
little mouse |
| 吞掉 |
: |
swallow |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicating that something has happened or is about to happen |
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