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吞咽

tūn yàn

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 吞嚥

What 吞咽 means

1. to swallow
2. to gulp

The characters in 吞咽

• 吞tūnto swallow; to take
• 咽yànto swallow

Example sentences

• 食物在吞咽前要经过咀嚼。
  Shíwù zài tūnyàn qián yào jīngguò jǔjué.
  Food should be chewed before being swallowed.

Words starting with 吞咽

• 吞咽困难tūn yàn kùn nándysphagia (medicine)