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

他想独吞所有的利润。

Tā xiǎng dútūn suǒyǒu de lìrùn.

He wanted to keep all the profits for himself.

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.

Stroke Order

独 dú

吞 tūn