Chinese word dictionary

投掷

tóuzhì · to throw sth a long distance; to hurl; to throw at; to throw (dice etc); to flip (a coin)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified投掷

Traditional投擲

Pinyintóuzhì

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

投tóu

to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest

掷zhì

to throw, to hurl, to fling, to cast

How to learn 投掷

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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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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投入tóurù

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

投票tóupiào

to vote; vote

投诉tóusù

to lodge a complaint

投资tóuzī

investment; to invest

投奔tóubèn

to seek shelter; to seek asylum

投放tóufàng

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