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吞咽

吞嚥
tūnyàn
verb #23,709

Meanings

  1. 1 to swallow
  2. 2 to gulp down

Characters

吞
tūn
to swallow whole
咽
yàn
to swallow; throat

Examples

他吞咽了一口水。
Tā tūnyàn le yī kǒu shuǐ.
He swallowed a mouthful of water.
吞咽困难是一种常见症状。
Tūnyàn kùnnán shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn zhèngzhuàng.
Difficulty swallowing is a common symptom.

Tips

usage
吞咽 is used in both literal (food/medicine) and medical contexts. 吞咽困难 (dysphagia) is the clinical term for difficulty swallowing.

Stroke Order

吞 tūn
咽 yàn

Related Words

狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn #20,901
to wolf down food / to devour ravenously / to gobble up greedily
吞 tūn HSK 6 #3,272
to swallow; to gulp down / to annex; to engulf; to take over
吞噬 tūnshì #9,117
to swallow up / to engulf / to devour
咽 yàn HSK 7 #10,219
to swallow
吞食 tūnshí #23,740
to devour / to swallow whole / to consume greedily
吞没 tūnmò #22,918
to swallow up / to engulf / to embezzle
吞并 tūnbìng #21,434
to annex / to swallow up / to absorb (territory or an entity)
忍气吞声 rěnqìtūnshēng #22,610
to swallow one's anger / to suffer in silence / to grin and bear it
独吞 dútūn #20,725
to hog / to keep everything for oneself / to swallow up alone / to monopolize
咽下 yànxià #16,070
to swallow
吞咽 tūnyàn
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