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投掷 meaning in English

tóuzhì

to throw sth a long distance; to hurl

Traditional 投擲18 strokes

Meaning of 投掷

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tóuzhì
  1. to throw sth a long distance
  2. to hurl
  3. to throw at
  4. to throw (dice etc)
  5. to flip (a coin)

投掷 in example sentences

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

警jǐng方fāng将jiāng催cuī泪lèi弹dàn投tóu掷zhì到dào了le建jiàn筑zhù中zhōng。
The cops threw tear-gas bombs into the building.
事shì实shí上shàng，投tóu掷zhì侏zhū儒rú是shì奥ào运yùn会huì的de运yùn动dòng项xiàng目mù。
Indeed, dwarf tossing is an Olympic sport!

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

投 tóu · to throw · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

掷 zhì · to throw · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Related words

Words that share a character with 投掷.

投资tóuzīinvestment; to invest
投入tóurùto throw into; to put into
投诉tóusùto lodge a complaint
投票tóupiàoto vote; to cast a vote
投降tóuxiángto surrender
走投无路zǒutóu-wúlùto be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot
投机tóujīcongenial; agreeable; to speculate; to profiteer
投射tóushèto throw (a projectile); to cast (light)
投身tóushēnto throw oneself into sth
投奔tóubènto seek shelter; to seek asylum
投稿tóugǎoto submit articles for publication; to contribute (writing)
投手tóushǒuthrower; pitcher

Questions about 投掷

What does 投掷 mean?

投掷 (tóuzhì) means "to throw sth a long distance; to hurl".

How do you write 投掷?

投掷 is made of 2 characters: 投 (7 strokes), 掷 (11 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

How is 投掷 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 投掷 is written 投擲.