吞噬 tūn shì ㄊㄨㄣ ㄕˋ tan1 sai6

  • to swallow
  • to engulf
  • to gobble up

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 吞 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 房子 ( fáng zi fong4 zi2 ) 被 ( bèi bei6 ) 火 ( huǒ fo2 ) 吞噬 ( tūn shì tan1 sai6 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    The house was in flames.

  • 她 ( tā taa1 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 一个 一個 ( yī ge jat1 go3 ) 非常 ( fēi cháng fei1 soeng4 ) 娇小 嬌小 ( jiāo xiǎo giu1 siu2 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 女孩 ( nǚ hái neoi5 haai4 ), 但 ( dàn daan6 ) 她 ( tā taa1 ) 真的 ( zhēn de zan1 dik1 ) 自己 ( zì jǐ zi6 gei2 ) 抱 ( bào pou5 ) 着 著 ( zhe zoek3 ) 中 ( zhōng zung1 ) 音 ( yīn jam1 ) 萨克斯 薩克斯 ( sà kè sī saat3 hak1 si1 )。 不过 不過 ( bù guò bat1 gwo3 ), 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 忍不住 ( rěn bu zhù jan2 bat1 zyu6 ) 想像 ( xiǎng xiàng soeng2 zoeng6 ) 这个 這個 ( zhè ge ze2 go3 ) 东西 東西 ( dōng xī dung1 sai1 ) 缠绕 纏繞 ( chán rào cin4 jiu2 ) 包裹 ( bāo guǒ baau1 gwo2 ) 住 ( zhù zyu6 ) 她 ( tā taa1 ), 并 並 ( bìng bing6 ) 像 ( xiàng zoeng6 ) 蟒蛇 ( mǎng shé mong5 se4 ) 般 ( bān bun1 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 吞噬 ( tūn shì tan1 sai6 ) 她 ( tā taa1 )。

    She was a tiny girl, but she really held her own on the baritone sax. Nonetheless, I couldn't help but imagine the thing wrapping itself around her and devouring her like a boa constrictor.

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