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Meaning of 投

Pinyin tóu

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

to throw / to send

Usage

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投 [tóu] 动 1. 抛，掷，扔（多指有目标的）：throw (usually to a target). 2. 跳进去：throw oneself into (often refers to self-harm). 3. 放弃，抛弃：dump; abandon. 4. 使影子射向特定方向：cast. 5. 递送：deliver. 6. 投奔。前往依靠别人：go to sb. for shelter. 7. 投靠，前去依靠别人生活：go and seek refuge with sb. 8. 投身，献身于：throw oneself into (dedicate oneself). 9. 投宿，临时住宿：seek temporary lodging. 10. 靠近：be near to. 11. 放逐：banish. 12. 放置：put (place something). 13. 赠送，作为礼物送给：present (as a gift). 14. 顿，用力往下踩：stamp (step down forcefully). 15. 进献：offer (to present). 16. 乘；伺：take advantage of. 17. 相合；迎合：cater to; pander to. 18. 投入，投进：put in; throw in. 名 1. 投壶的省称：a game during a feast in which the winner was determined by the number of arrows thrown into a specially made pot. 2. 骰子，赌具：dice (a gambling tool). 3. 姓：a surname. 介表示方位、方向，相当于“朝”、“向”：to (indicates direction).

投契 tóu qì

to get along well (with sb) / congenial / to speculate (on financial markets)

投奔 tóu bèn

to seek shelter / to seek asylum

投宿 tóu sù

to lodge / to stay (for the night)

投鼠忌器 tóu shǔ jì qì

lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom) / to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents

投资 tóu zī

investment / to invest

投笔从戎 tóu bǐ cóng róng

to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom) / to join the military (esp. of educated person)

投票 tóu piào

to vote / vote

投诉 tóu sù

complaint / to complain / to register a complaint (esp. as a customer)

投降 tóu xiáng

to surrender / surrender

投产 tóu chǎn

to put into production / to put into operation

投资者 tóu zī zhě

investor

投放 tóu fàng

to input / to throw in / to unload / to put into circulation

投身 tóu shēn

to throw oneself into sth

投机 tóu jī

to speculate (on financial markets) / opportunistic / congenial / agreeable

跳投 tiào tóu

jump shot

投向 tóu xiàng

invest / turn

投靠 tóu kào

to rely on help from sb

投掷 tóu zhì

to throw sth a long distance / to hurl / to throw at / to throw (dice etc) / to flip (a coin)

投票权 tóu piào quán

suffrage / right to vote

空投 kōng tóu

air drop / to drop supplies by air

投篮 tóu lán

to shoot for the basket (basketball)

投射 tóu shè

to throw (a projectile) / to cast (light)

投影 tóu yǐng

to project / a projection

投入 tóu rù

to throw into / to put into / to throw oneself into / to participate in / to invest in / absorbed / engrossed

投胎 tóu tāi

to be reincarnated

投袂而起 tóu mèi ér qǐ

lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom) / fig. to get excited and move to action

投诚 tóu chéng

to defect / to surrender / to capitulate

投递 tóu dì

to deliver