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吞咽

吞嚥
tūn yàn
HSK 6
to swallow, to gulp
verb

Example Sentences

我必须慢慢吞咽食物。
wǒ bìxū mànmàn tūnyàn shíwù 。
I must swallow my food slowly.
他吞咽了一口水。
tā tūnyàn leyī kǒushuǐ 。
He swallowed a mouthful of water.
吞咽的时候要小心。
tūnyàn de shíhòu yào xiǎoxīn 。
Be careful when swallowing.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

咽下yānxià
to gulp down
This term is a more casual way of saying to swallow, and often implies swallowing something quickly.
吞食tūnshí
to devour
This synonym conveys a sense of eating or swallowing something voraciously.

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Individual Characters

吞tūn
swallow, gulp, annex, possess
咽yàn
to swallow

Public Lists with 吞咽

Food (General)
Broad food-related words, general cuisine terms, eating habits.
Health & Fitness
Working out, exercise routines, gym vocabulary, healthy lifestyle.
Domain-Specific: Medical
Advanced clinical terms, pathologies, specialties, diagnostic processes.
HSK 6
All words for the HSK 6 test
Basic Verbs
Core action verbs like 'go,' 'come,' 'eat,' 'see,' commonly encountered in HSK.