Definition & Meaning

1.misappropriate; embezzle; appropriate public properties or those managed on behalf of another

2.engulf; swallow up; absorb; submerge

tūn mò

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1
v.misappropriate; embezzle; appropriate public properties or those managed on behalf of another
- biàn xiàng tūn mò
  变相吞没
  embezzle in a disguised manner
synonym
qīn zhàn侵占 qiǎng zhàn抢占 qīn tūn侵吞 qiáng zhàn强占
2
v.engulf; swallow up; absorb; submerge
- hóng shuǐ tūn mò le cūn zi
  洪水吞没了村子。
  Floods engulfed the village.
- hǎi shuǐ bǎ chuán tūn mò le
  海水把船吞没了。
  The sea engulfed the boat.
- zhè chǎng xuě bēng tūn mò le yī qiè
  这场雪崩吞没了一切。
  The avalanche swallowed up everything.
synonym
yān mò淹没 tūn shì吞噬

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