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投稿 (tóu gǎo) — to submit (an article, manuscript, etc.) for publication; to contribute (writing)

Definition

投稿 specifically means to submit one's writing (article, paper, manuscript) to a publisher, magazine, or journal. Unlike 捐 ('donate money/goods'), it is limited to written contributions.

verb
to submit (an article, manuscript, etc.) for publicationto contribute (writing)

Examples

  • 投稿。
    Tā gěi zhè jiā zá zhì tóu gǎo guò hěn duō cì.
    He has submitted to this magazine many times.
  • 投稿。
    Zhè piān lùn wén yǐ jīng tóu gǎo gěi xué shù qī kān le.
    This paper has already been submitted to an academic journal.
  • 投稿，。
    tóu gǎo Jié zhǐ rì qī shì xià zhōu wǔ, qǐng jǐn kuài wán chéng.
    The submission deadline is next Friday, please finish as soon as possible.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

投tóusubmit
稿gǎomanuscript

投 means 'submit' and 稿 means 'manuscript', so the word is submitting writing for publication.

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.

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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
禾禾hé
Sound part声符shēngfú
高
高gāo稿
Same sound today

稿 is built from 禾, which carries the meaning, and 高, which supplies the pronunciation.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Reading & Writing

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