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吞吞吐吐

tūn tūn tǔ tǔ

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word

吞吞吐吐 (tūn tūn tǔ tǔ) means "to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 吞吞吐吐 means

1. to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
2. to speak and break off, then start again
3. to hold sth back

The characters in 吞吞吐吐

• 吞tūnto swallow; to take
• 吞tūnto swallow; to take
• 吐tùto vomit; to throw up
• 吐tùto vomit; to throw up

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