吐痰 meaning in English

tǔtán

to spit; to expectorate

19 strokes

Meaning of 吐痰

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tǔtán
  1. to spit
  2. to expectorate

吐痰 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā有yǒu个gè随suí地dì吐tǔ痰tán的de习xí惯guàn。
He has the habit of spitting on the ground.
禁jìn止zhǐ吐tǔ痰tán。
Spitting is prohibited.
随suí地dì吐tǔ痰tán在zài新xīn加jiā坡pō算suàn是shì犯fàn罪zuì行xíng为wèi。
In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.

Stroke order for each character

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吐 tǔ · to spit · 6 strokes

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痰 tán · phlegm · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 吐痰.

呕吐ǒutùto vomit
吐司tǔsīsliced bread (loanword from "toast")
吐口tǔkǒuto spit; fig. to spit out (a request, an agreement etc)
呕吐物ǒutùwùvomit
吐露tǔlùto tell; to disclose
吐气tǔqìto exhale; to breathe out; (fig.) to let out pent-up feelings; to vent suppressed emotions
吐血tùxiěto cough up blood; (coll.) (used figuratively to indicate an extreme degree of anger or fr

Questions about 吐痰

What does 吐痰 mean?

吐痰 (tǔtán) means "to spit; to expectorate".

How do you write 吐痰?

吐痰 is made of 2 characters: 吐 (6 strokes), 痰 (13 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.