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扔掉 (rēng diào) — to throw away

Definition

A colloquial verb meaning 'to throw away / discard' something no longer wanted. Often paired with 把 (e.g. 把…扔掉) and frequently contrasted with the more formal 丢弃.

verb
to throw away

Examples

  • 扔掉。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè jiàn jiù yī fu rēng diào.
    Please throw away this old piece of clothing.
  • 扔掉。
    Bú yào bǎ hái néng yòng de dōng xī rēng diào.
    Don't throw away things that can still be used.
  • 扔掉。
    Tā bǎ guò qī de shí pǐn dōu rēng diào le.
    She threw away all the expired food.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

扔rēngthrow
掉diàoaway

Throw and away combine to mean discard.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
乃
乃nǎi扔rēng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 手 is a hand, and the right side 乃 is used for the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
卓
卓zhuó掉diào
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

掉 is built from 扌 (a hand) and 卓, which gives the pronunciation.

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