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投掷 (tóu zhì) — to throw, to hurl (an object a long distance or with force); to throw (dice), to flip (a coin)

Definition

Formal/written verb for throwing something with force a long distance (e.g. javelin, stone). Stronger and more deliberate than 扔, which is everyday 'toss', and more athletic than 抛 (often to discard).

verb
to throwto hurl (an object a long distance or with force)to throw (dice)to flip (a coin)

Examples

  • 投掷。
    Yùn dòng yuán zài bǐ sài zhōng tóu zhì biāo qiāng.
    The athlete threw a javelin in the competition.
  • 投掷。
    Tā yòng lì xiàng yuǎn chù tóu zhì le yí kuài shí tou.
    He threw a stone far away with force.
  • 投掷。
    Wǒ men zài yóu xì lǐ tóu zhì tóu zi.
    We threw dice in the game.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

投tóuthrow
掷zhìthrow

投 and 掷 both mean to throw, so together they emphasize hurling an object with force.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
殳
殳shū投tóu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, and the right part 殳 gives the sound of the character.

Open 投 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 擲; 掷 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
鄭
鄭zhèng擲zhì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 擲 uses 手 (hand) for the action and 鄭 for the sound; the simplified 掷 is a later shorthand.

Open 掷 →
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