tūn

common
verb

Meaning of 吞吐

吞吐 means to swallow and spit; to take in and send out in large quantities; to handle (cargo, passengers, traffic); to speak evasively; to hem and haw; to be ambiguous in speech or writing. Pronounced tūn tǔ.

  • to swallow and spit; to take in and send out in large quantities; to handle (cargo, passengers, traffic)
  • to speak evasively; to hem and haw; to be ambiguous in speech or writing

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
gǎng
kǒu
de
tūn
liàng
hěn
 

This port has a large cargo handling capacity.

Huǒ
chē
zhàn
zhòu
tíng
de
tūn
zhe
lái
wǎng
de
 

The train station handles incoming and outgoing passengers non-stop day and night.

Zhè
tiáo
guǎn
dào
měi
tiān
tūn
liàng
de
tiān
rán
 

This pipeline processes a large volume of natural gas every day.