吐 (tù) — to vomit; to throw up; to cough up or spit out (blood, fluid)
Definition
Tone matters: 吐 (tù) means to vomit or spit up (blood, fluid) involuntarily; 吐 (tǔ) is the deliberate 'spit out / emit'. 呕吐 is a more formal synonym for the vomiting sense.
verb
to vomitto throw upto cough up or spit out (blood, fluid)
Easily confused
- 吐tǔlook-aliketo spit out (from the mouth)
- 塞sāilook-alike(verb) to stuff, to squeeze in; to block, to stop up
- 场chǎnglook-alike(classifier) used for performances, sports matches, and other public events
- 堂tánglook-alike(noun) hall, large room for a specific purpose
- 至zhìlook-alike(verb, literary) to arrive
- 在zàilook-alike(verb) to be (located) at; to exist; to be alive
Examples
- ，吐。Tā chī huài le dù zi, yì zhí zài tù.He ate something bad and has been vomiting.
- 吐。Bìng rén tū rán tù le yì kǒu xuè.The patient suddenly spat up a mouthful of blood.
- ，吐。Wǒ yùn chē le, hěn xiǎng tù.I got carsick and really feel like throwing up.
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