投

To cast in Chinese: 投 (tóu)

tóu

to cast

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to cast
  2. 2to send
  3. 3to throw oneself (into the river etc)
  4. 4to seek refuge
  5. 5to place oneself into the hands of

Stroke order

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投

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 孩子把石头投进河里。

    hái zi bǎ shí tou tóu jìn hé lǐ。

    The child threw a stone into the river.

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Related words

投资

tóu zī

investment

投入

tóu rù

to throw into

投诉

tóu sù

complaint

投票

tóu piào

to vote

投奔

tóu bèn

to seek shelter

投稿

tóu gǎo

to submit articles for publication

投机

tóu jī

to speculate (on financial markets)

投降

tóu xiáng

to surrender

投射

tóu shè

to throw (a projectile)

投身

tóu shēn

to throw oneself into sth

走投无路

zǒu tóu wú lù

to be at an impasse (idiom)

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