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投

tóu

to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)

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Meaning of 投 in English

tóuHSK 5verbSyllabus #3147
  1. to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)
  2. to cast (a ballot)
  3. to cast (a glance, a shadow etc)
  4. to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine)
  5. to send (a letter, a manuscript etc)
  6. to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide)
  7. to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of
  8. (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water

Example sentences

  1. 没有人投反对票。
    méi yǒu rén tóu fǎn duì piào。
    No one voted against it.
    Tatoeba #2000401 by sadhen · #804297 by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 没有人投反对票。
    méi yǒu rén tóu fǎn duì piào。
    Nobody voted against it.
    Tatoeba #2000401 by sadhen · #4502773 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 六个人投了这份工作，但他们中没有一个被录用。
    liù gè rén tóu le zhè fèn gōng zuò， dàn tā men zhōng méi yǒu yí gè bèi lù yòng。
    Six people applied for the job, but none of them were employed.
    Tatoeba #335608 by fucongcong · #46156 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 投

投入HSK 5投票HSK 6投诉HSK 6投资HSK 6投奔HSK 7–9投放HSK 7–9投稿HSK 7–9投机HSK 7–9投射HSK 7–9投身HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences