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吞食 Pronunciation and Pinyin

吞食 Usage and Examples

to swallow; to devour; to eat up

更有可能的是鸟类运输:或者是通过外部途径,即种籽偶然附着在羽毛上;或者是通过内部途径,即鸟类吞食果实并随后将种籽排泄出来。

More probable is bird transport, either externally, by accidental attachment of the seeds to feathers, or internally, by the swallowing of fruit and subsequent excretion of the seeds.

描绘一只巨大蜘蛛吞食蜂鸟的画面,可能不太符合淑女形象,但令人惊讶的是,当梅里安在18世纪之交这样做的时候,没有人对此提出反对。

It may not have been ladylike to depict a giant spider devouring a hummingbird, but when Merian did it at the turn of the 18th century, surprisingly, nobody objected.

The characters in 吞食

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
吞
tūn7swallow, engulf, annex
食
shí9eat food eclipse

More words starting with 吞

  • tūn吞xià下swallow, engulf
  • tūn吞xià下le了swallowed, gobbled up
  • tūn吞xia下qu去swallow it, stomach it
  • tūn吞le了xia下qu去swallowed it, gulped it down
  • tūn吞bō剥to embezzle and exploit
  • tūn吞zhàn占to illegally seize or occupy
  • tūn吞zhàn占le了swallowed up, took over
  • tūn吞tǔ吐Throughput
  • tūn吞tǔ吐liàng量Throughput, Handling capacity
  • tūn吞yàn咽swallow, deglutition
  • tūn吞shì噬To devour or engulf completely.
  • tūn吞shì噬le了devoured, engulfed

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Questions about 吞食

What does 吞食 mean in Chinese?

吞食 (tūn shí) means “to swallow; to devour; to eat up”.

How do you pronounce 吞食?

吞食 is pronounced tūn shí in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “to swallow; to devour; to eat up” in Chinese?

“to swallow; to devour; to eat up” is 吞食 (tūn shí) in Chinese.

How is 吞食 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 吞食, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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