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to swallow

Composition


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Sounds

Pinyin

tun1 tūn

Meaning


Primary

to swallow

Alternatives

swallow, swallows, swallowing, swallowed, to gulp, gulp, to gulp down, gulp down, gulped down, gulps down

Mnemonic


[tu-] Tom Cat is in [1] front of the [-(e)n] infirmary where he is being treated by some doctors on the sidewalk. He is in pain from Jerry beating him up, and the doctors put some medicine in his 口 mouth that he 吞 swallows. It kills him, and he slowly floats towards 天 heaven wondering what it was that he 吞 swallows.

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