Chinese word dictionary

吞噬

tūn shì · to swallow; to engulf; to gobble up

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Word information

Simplified吞噬

Traditional吞噬

Pinyintūn shì

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

吞tūn

to absorb, to annex; to engulf; to swallow

噬shì

to bite, to gnaw; to snap at

How to learn 吞噬

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.

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Words with the same characters

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狼吞虎咽lángtūn-hǔyàn

to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself

吞吞吐吐tūntūntǔtǔ

to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back

吞咽tūn yàn

to swallow; to gulp

吞没tūn mò

to embezzle; to swallow up; to engulf

吞吃tūn chī

to devour

并吞bìng tūn

to swallow up; to annex; to merge