吞没

吞沒

tūnmò

verb #22,918

Meanings

1 to swallow up
2 to engulf
3 to embezzle

Characters

to sink / to submerge

Examples

洪水吞没了整个村庄。

Hóngshuǐ tūnmò le zhěnggè cūnzhuāng.

The flood swallowed the entire village.

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.

黑暗吞没了这片森林。

Hēi'àn tūnmò le zhè piàn sēnlín.

Darkness engulfed the forest.

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