吞咽 (tūn yān) — to swallow, to gulp down

Definition

Examples

• 他慢慢地吞咽了一口水。
  Tā màn màn dì tūn yān le yì kǒu shuǐ.
  He slowly swallowed a mouthful of water.
• 吃药的时候要用水吞咽。
  Chī yào de shí hou yào yòng shuǐ tūn yān.
  When taking medicine, you should swallow with water.
• 他感到嗓子痛，吞咽东西很困难。
  Tā gǎn dào sǎng zi tòng, tūn yān dōng xī hěn kùn nan.
  He had a sore throat and had difficulty swallowing things.

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