吞

tūn

HSK 6

吞 — tūn

1. to swallow (gulp down)

   他一口把药吞下去了。 tā yīkǒu bǎ yào tūnxiàqù le — He swallowed the medicine in one gulp.

2. to accept or take (a loss, humiliation); to absorb (a cost); to engulf/take over (in compounds like 吞并)

   公司不得不吞下这笔损失。 gōngsī bùdé bù tūnxià zhèbǐ sǔnshī — The company had to absorb/take this loss.