Definition
投 (tóu) is a versatile verb meaning 'to throw, to submit, or to seek refuge'. Unlike 抛 (pāo), which often implies abandoning something, 投 is more neutral (e.g., cast a vote). 投掷 (tóu zhì) is more specific for forceful, long-distance throwing, while 投 covers lighter actions like submitting a manuscript.
verb
to throwto cast (a vote, a glance)to submitto send (a manuscript, an application)to throw oneselfto seek refuge
Easily confused
- 段duànlook-alike(classifier) used for sections of time, text, road, or stages of a process; segment, paragraph, stretch
- 头tóusound-alike(noun) head
- 毁huǐlook-aliketo defame, to slander
- 头tousound-alike(suffix) noun-forming suffix, often for everyday objects or items
- 设shèlook-aliketo set up, to establish
- 偷tōusound-alike(verb) to steal
- 股gǔlook-alike(classifier) for long winding things (rope, river, strand)
- 透tòusound-alike(verb) to penetrate; to seep through; to leak
Examples
- 投。Dàjiā tóu le zànchéng piào.Everyone cast a favorable vote.
- 投。Tā tóu le jiǎnlì gěi jǐ jiā gōngsī.He submitted his resume to several companies.
- ，。Tā zǒutóuwúlù, zhǐhǎo tóu kào yuǎnfāng de qīnqi.He was at his wit's end and had to seek refuge with a distant relative.
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