吞食

tūnshí

verb #23,740

Meanings

1 to devour
2 to swallow whole
3 to consume greedily

Characters

to swallow whole

Examples

HSK 6

蛇将猎物整个吞食。

Shé jiāng lièwù zhěnggè tūnshí.

The snake swallowed its prey whole.

HSK 7-9

战火吞食了整座城市。

Zhànhuǒ tūnshí le zhěng zuò chéngshì.

The flames of war devoured the entire city.

Tips

usage

吞食 can be used both literally (animals eating) and figuratively (flames, disaster consuming something). It implies greediness or consuming something in its entirety.

Stroke Order

吞 tūn

食 shí