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gulp down

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Pinyin

tun1 tūn

Meaning


Primary

gulp down

Alternatives

gulp, gulped down, gulps down, swallow, swallows

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 gulps down. It kills him, and he slowly floats towards 天 heaven wondering what it was that he 吞 gulped down.

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