tún
忳
store up; village; station troops
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Meanings
4 senses · 7 examplesverb
to store up; to accumulate; to hoard
Commonly used for storing grain or goods for future use.
Cūn村
mín民
men们
tún屯
le了
hěn很
duō多
liáng粮
shi食
zhǔn准
bèi备
guò过
dōng冬
。
The villagers stored up a lot of grain to prepare for winter.
Shāng商
rén人
tún屯
huò货
děng等
dài待
jià价
gé格
shàng上
zhǎng涨
。
The merchants are hoarding goods waiting for prices to rise.
noun
village; hamlet (often used in place names)
Commonly found in village names, especially in northern China.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
gè个
zhǐ只
yǒu有
jǐ几
shí十
hù户
rén人
jiā家
de的
xiǎo小
tún屯
zi子
。
This is a small village with only a few dozen households.
Sān三
lǐ里
tún屯
shì是
Běi北
jīng京
zhù著
míng名
de的
shāng商
yè业
qū区
。
Sanlitun is a famous commercial district in Beijing.
verb
to station troops; to garrison
formalMilitary usage, often combined with terms for farming or settling.
Gǔ古
dài代
cháo朝
tíng廷
pài派
jūn军
duì队
zài在
cǐ此
tún屯
tián田
。
In ancient times, the imperial court sent troops to station here and farm the land.
Biān边
jìng境
tún屯
bīng兵
yǐ以
fáng防
wài外
dí敌
rù入
qīn侵
。
Troops are stationed at the border to prevent foreign invasion.
noun
surname
Rare surname.
Tún屯
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
lǎo老
kè客
hù户
。
Mr. Tun is an old customer of our company.