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吞没

吞沒
tūnmò
verb #22,918

Meanings

  1. 1 to swallow up
  2. 2 to engulf
  3. 3 to embezzle

Examples

HSK 4
黑暗吞没了这片森林。
Hēi'àn tūnmò le zhè piàn sēnlín.
Darkness engulfed the forest.
HSK 6
洪水吞没了整个村庄。
Hóngshuǐ tūnmò le zhěnggè cūnzhuāng.
The flood swallowed the entire village.
HSK 7-9
他吞没了公款，被判入狱。
Tā tūnmò le gōngkuǎn, bèi pàn rùyù.
He embezzled public funds and was sentenced to prison.

Tips

usage
吞没 can describe a physical force consuming something (a flood swallowing land) or financial fraud (embezzling funds). Context makes the meaning clear.

Stroke Order

吞 tūn
没 méi