投身 meaning in English

tóushēn

to throw oneself into sth

HSK 7-9verb14 strokes

Meaning of 投身

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tóushēn
  1. to throw oneself into sth

投身 in example sentences

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

退tuì休xiū后hòu,德dé蕾lěi莎shā投tóu身shēn照zhào顾gù孤gū儿ér的de工gōng作zuò。
After retirement, Teresa devoted herself to caring for orphans.
她tā热rè忱chén地dì投tóu身shēn于yú这zhè份fèn光guāng荣róng的de事shì业yè。
He enthusiastically engaged himself in this honorable undertaking.

Stroke order for each character

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

投 tóu · to throw · 7 strokes

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身 shēn · body · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 投身.

身上shēnshangon the body; at hand
身体shēntǐthe body; one's health
身边shēnbiānat one's side; on hand
全身quánshēnthe whole body; (typography) em
身份证shēnfènzhèngidentity card; ID
自身zìshēnitself; oneself
身份shēnfènidentity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacit
投资tóuzīinvestment; to invest
投入tóurùto throw into; to put into
转身zhuǎnshēn(of a person) to turn round; to face about
身材shēncáistature; build (height and weight)
投诉tóusùto lodge a complaint

Questions about 投身

What does 投身 mean?

投身 (tóushēn) means "to throw oneself into sth" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 投身?

投身 is made of 2 characters: 投 (7 strokes), 身 (7 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 投身 an HSK word?

Yes. 投身 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.