# 吞吞吐吐 (tūntūntǔtǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 吞吞吐吐 (tūntūntǔtǔ) means “to hem and haw”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: to hem and haw
- Pinyin: tūntūntǔtǔ (tun1 tun1 tu3 tu3)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 有话就直说，别吞吞吐吐的。
  Yǒu huà jiù zhí shuō, bié tūntūntǔtǔ de.
  Say what's on your mind directly; don't hem and haw.

## Characters

- [吞](https://hanziro.com/word/tun-swallow/) (tūn): to swallow; to gulp down
- [吐](https://hanziro.com/word/tu-spit/) (tǔ): to spit; to say

https://hanziro.com/word/tun-tun-tu-tu-hem-and-haw/

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