(rēng) — to throw; to throw away

Definition

扔 (rēng) is the everyday 'to throw' or 'to throw away' — covers both tossing an object (a ball) and discarding trash. 丢 is more about losing or throwing away unwanted things; 摔 is falling or dropping something that breaks.

verb
to throwto throw away

Examples

  • Bú yào rēng zhè xiē shū.
    Don't throw away these books.
  • Tā bǎ qiú rēng dào shuǐ lǐ le.
    She threw the ball into the water.
  • Wǒ bǎ lā jī rēng le.
    I threw away the trash.

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