Word information
Simplified吐痰
Traditional吐痰
Pinyintǔ tán
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
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How to learn 吐痰
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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吐tǔ
to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)
呕吐ǒutùto vomit
痰tánphlegm; spittle
吐槽tǔcáo(coll.) to complain humorously; to gripe about (sth) in a teasing way; also pr. [tu4cao2]
吞吞吐吐tūntūntǔtǔto hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back