吞吞吐吐
Old HSK 6
吞吞吐吐 (tūntūntǔtǔ) · to hum and haw
吞吞吐吐 (tūntūntǔtǔ) means “to hum and haw; hesitant in speech”. It is written with 2 characters: 吞 (to absorb) + 吐 (to spit). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 吞吞吐吐 is built
The characters
吞 tūn · to absorb
What 吞 is made of
- 天tiān — sky
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
吐 tǔ · to spit
What 吐 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Example sentences
他吞吞吐吐地说出了实话。Tā tūntūntǔtǔ de shuōchū le shíhuà.He hesitantly told the truth.
有话直说，别吞吞吐吐的。Yǒu huà zhí shuō, bié tūntūntǔtǔ de.Say it straight; don't beat about the bush.
Questions about 吞吞吐吐
What does 吞吞吐吐 mean?
吞吞吐吐 (tūntūntǔtǔ) means “to hum and haw; hesitant in speech”.
How do you pronounce 吞吞吐吐?
吞吞吐吐 is pronounced tūntūntǔtǔ.
Which HSK level is 吞吞吐吐?
吞吞吐吐 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 吞吞吐吐 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 184: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.