投 tóu — to throw; to cast; to hurl; to toss; to pitch; to fling; to launch

投
tóu

Level 1 · Common HSK 5 #643

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Basic definition

  1. verb to throw; to cast; to hurl; to toss; to pitch; to fling; to launch e.g 投篮投掷投弹
  2. verb to send; to mail; to post; to submit; to deliver; to dispatch e.g 投稿投递投寄
  3. verb to join; to enter; to seek; to go to; to throw oneself into; to enlist e.g 投入投奔投降

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (会意。从手，从殳。殳( shū)，古兵器。合起来表示手拿兵器投掷。本义:投掷)
  2. throw e.g 投注 投兵 · 投食 · 投绂
  3. throw oneself into e.g 投河投井 投江
  4. dump;abandon e.g 投簪 · 投传 · 投檄 · 投纶 · 投笔 · 投策 · 投畀
  5. cast
  6. deliver
  7. go to sb. for shelter e.g 投赴 · 投止
  8. go and seek refuge with sb.
  9. throw oneself
  10. seek temporarylodging e.g 投驿 · 投归 · 投到 · 投暮
  11. be near to
  12. banish
  13. put
  14. present
  15. stamp
  16. offer
  17. take advantage of
  18. cater to;pander to
  19. 投入，投进
noun
  1. a game during feast in which the winner was decided by the number of arrows thrown into a distant pot
  2. dice
  3. 姓
preposition
  1. to

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