HSK 6 · verb
吞
to swallow; to gulp down
他吃药的时候一口就吞下去了。
Tā chī yào de shíhou yì kǒu jiù tūn xiàqùle。
When he took the medicine, he swallowed it in one gulp.
他饿坏了，狼吞虎咽地吃饭。
Tā è huàile， lángtūn-hǔyàn de chī fàn。
He was starving and wolfed down his food.
他说话吞吞吐吐，好像有事瞒着我。
Tā shuōhuà tūntūntǔtǔ， hǎoxiàng yǒu shì mánzhe wǒ。
He spoke hesitantly, as if hiding something from me.
吃西瓜时别把籽吞下去。
Chī xīguā shí bié bǎ zǐ tūn xiàqù。
Don't swallow the seeds when you eat watermelon.