投

tóu

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word

Verb

Definition

to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)
to cast (a ballot)
to cast (a glance, a shadow etc)
to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine)
to send (a letter, a manuscript etc)
to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide)
to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of
(coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water

Stroke order

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Example

請把垃圾投進垃圾桶。

Please throw the trash into the bin.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).