吞食 (tūn shí) — to swallow, to devour | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Dramatic 'to swallow / devour', usually of an animal taking in prey or food whole. Stronger and more vivid than the everyday 吃, with no casual eating sense.

verb

to swallowto devour

Examples

吞食。
Nà tiáo shé tūn shí le yì zhī lǎo shǔ.
That snake swallowed a mouse.
吞食。
Lǎo hǔ tūn shí le liè wù hòu lí kāi le.
The tiger devoured its prey and left.
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Zhè tiáo dà yú tūn le sān cì shí cái chī bǎo.
This big fish swallowed food three times before it was full.

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