狼吞虎咽

狼吞虎咽 lángtūnhǔyàn

To wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself^†

狼吞虎咽 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體狼吞虎嚥 langtunhuyan

What 狼吞虎咽 means

To wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously^†
to gorge oneself^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 狼吞虎咽, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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狼吞虎咽 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

狼

láng

Wolf

吞

tūn

Swallow (to take)

虎

hǔ

Tiger

咽

yān

Pharynx

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How to write 狼吞虎咽

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狼吞虎咽 in a sentence

他饿坏了，狼吞虎咽地吃了两碗饭。

Tā è huài le, lángtūnhǔyàn de chī le liǎng wǎn fàn.

He was famished and wolfed down two bowls of rice.

吃饭别狼吞虎咽，对胃不好。

Chīfàn bié lángtūnhǔyàn, duì wèi bù hǎo.

Don't bolt your food; it is bad for the stomach.

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Questions about 狼吞虎咽

What does 狼吞虎咽 mean in English?

狼吞虎咽 is pronounced lángtūnhǔyàn and means To wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously, to gorge oneself †.

How do you pronounce 狼吞虎咽?

狼吞虎咽 is lángtūnhǔyàn in pinyin — written langtunhuyan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 狼吞虎咽?

狼吞虎咽 is written with 4 characters: 狼 (láng) Wolf, 吞 (tūn) Swallow (to take), 虎 (hǔ) Tiger, 咽 (yān) Pharynx. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 狼吞虎咽 written in traditional Chinese?

狼吞虎嚥. The simplified form 狼吞虎咽 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 狼吞虎嚥 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced lángtūnhǔyàn.

Is 狼吞虎咽 an HSK word?

Yes — 狼吞虎咽 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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