What does 吞咽 mean in Chinese?

吞咽 (tūn yàn) means "to swallow; to gulp" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 吞咽?

吞咽 is pronounced "tūn yàn" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

吞咽 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

吞咽 is made up of the characters 吞, 咽. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 吞咽 using our stroke order tool.

吞咽

tūn yàn

to swallow; to gulp

verb

Traditional: 吞嚥

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.