独吞

獨吞

dútūn

verb #20,725

Meanings

1 to hog
2 to keep everything for oneself
3 to swallow up alone
4 to monopolize

Characters

alone, single, only

to swallow, to engulf

Examples

HSK 4

这笔遗产被大儿子独吞了。

Zhè bǐ yíchǎn bèi dà érzi dútūn le.

The inheritance was swallowed up by the eldest son.

HSK 5

他想独吞所有的利润。

Tā xiǎng dútūn suǒyǒu de lìrùn.

He wanted to keep all the profits for himself.

Stroke Order

独 dú

吞 tūn