吞服

tūnfú

verb #49,289

Meanings

1 to swallow (a pill or tablet)
2 to take (medicine) by swallowing

Characters

to take (medicine)

Examples

HSK 7-9

这种药片要用温水吞服。

Zhè zhǒng yàopiàn yào yòng wēnshuǐ tūnfú.

This tablet should be swallowed with warm water.

HSK 7-9

胶囊请整粒吞服，不要嚼碎。

Jiāonáng qǐng zhěng lì tūnfú, búyào jiáosuì.

Swallow the capsules whole; do not chew them.

Tips

usage

Instructions on Chinese medicine packets: 吞服 'swallow whole', 冲服 'dissolve in water and drink', 含服 'let it dissolve in the mouth', 嚼服 'chew, then swallow'. 服 here means 'to take (medicine)'.

Stroke Order

吞 tūn

服 fú