吐 (tǔ) — to spit out (from the mouth); to emit, to produce (e.g. silk, new buds); to pour out (one's feelings, thoughts)
Definition
A verb with two pronunciations: tǔ 'spit out / emit / pour out (feelings)', and tù 'vomit'. For 'emitting' (smoke, steam, buds, feelings) it's less technical than 排放 and more vivid/personal than 倾诉.
verb
to spit out (from the mouth)to emitto produce (e.g. silk, new buds)to pour out (one's feelings, thoughts)
Easily confused
- 吐tùlook-aliketo vomit; to throw up
- 土tǔsound-alike(noun) soil, earth, dust
- 塞sāilook-alike(verb) to stuff, to squeeze in; to block, to stop up
- 场chǎnglook-alike(classifier) used for performances, sports matches, and other public events
- 堂tánglook-alike(noun) hall, large room for a specific purpose
- 至zhìlook-alike(verb, literary) to arrive
Examples
- 吐。Bìng rén bǎ yào tǔ le chū lái.The patient spat out the medicine.
- 吐。Tā xiàng péng you tǔ chū le zì jǐ de fán nǎo.She poured out her worries to her friend.
- ，吐。Chūn tiān dào le, shù tǔ chū le xīn yè.Spring arrived, and the tree put out new leaves.
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