吞吞吐吐 tūntūntǔtǔ in a sentence
To hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back†
吞吞吐吐 (tūntūntǔtǔ) means To hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth, to speak and break off, then start again, to hold sth back †. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
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How is 吞吞吐吐 used in a sentence?
This page shows 2 sentences using 吞吞吐吐 (tūntūntǔtǔ, "To hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth, to speak and break off, then start again, to hold sth back †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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Is 吞吞吐吐 an HSK word?
Yes — 吞吞吐吐 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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