HSK 6 vocabulary › 吞吞吐吐
吞吞吐吐
吞吞吐吐 in English: to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
tūn tūn tǔ tǔ
to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again
How to pronounce 吞吞吐吐
tūn tūn tǔ tǔ (without tone marks: tun tun tu tu). tūn is a first (high, level) tone; tūn is a first (high, level) tone; tǔ is a third (low, dipping) tone; tǔ is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 吞吞吐吐
吞 tūn
to swallow; to take
to swallow; to take
吞 tūn
to swallow; to take
to swallow; to take
吐 tǔ
to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say
to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say
吐 tǔ
to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say
to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say
Related words
| 吐 | tǔ | to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) | HSK 5 |
| 狼吞虎咽 | láng tūn hǔ yàn | to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously | HSK 6 |
| 呕吐 | ǒu tù | to vomit | HSK 6 |