投弹 (tóu dàn) — to drop a bomb (from an aircraft); to throw a hand grenade

Definition

A separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to drop a bomb' or 'to throw a grenade' — typically split with 了 or a complement (投了弹, 投弹投得很准).

verb
to drop a bomb (from an aircraft)to throw a hand grenade

Examples

  • Kōng jūn zài mù biāo qū yù tóu le tán.
    The air force dropped bombs on the target area.
  • 投弹
    Xùn liàn zhōng, shì bīng men xué huì le tóu dàn.
    During training, the soldiers learned to throw grenades.
  • 投弹
    Tā tóu dàn tóu dé hěn zhǔn.
    He throws grenades very accurately.

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