Word information
Simplified吞咽
Traditional吞嚥
Pinyintūn yàn
Part of speechv
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.06
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 吞咽
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Related vocabulary
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
吞tūn
to swallow; to take
哽咽gěngyèto choke with emotion; to choke with sobs
狼吞虎咽lángtūn-hǔyànto wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
吞吞吐吐tūntūntǔtǔto hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back
呜咽wūyèto sob; to whimper
咽喉yānhóuthroat