Hanzi

投

to cast/to send/to throw oneself (into the river etc)/to seek refuge/to place oneself into the hands of

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

tóu, dòu

Bopomofo

ㄊㄡˊ, ㄉㄡˋ

Jyutping

tau4

Example sentences

投票 tóupiào
大家都參加了投票。
大家都参加了投票。

Everyone participated in the voting.

權 / 权 quán
公民擁有投票的權利。
公民拥有投票的权利。

Citizens have the right to vote.

投 tóu
他向籃框投了一個球。
他向篮框投了一个球。

He threw a ball toward the hoop.

枚 méi
他往自動售貨機裡投了一枚硬幣。
他往自动售货机里投了一枚硬币。

He put a coin into the vending machine.

投入 tóurù
為了這個項目，他投入了大量的時間和精力。
为了这个项目，他投入了大量的时间和精力。

For this project, he invested a lot of time and energy.

宣傳 / 宣传 xuānchuán
這家公司為了宣傳新產品，投入了大量的資金。
这家公司为了宣传新产品，投入了大量的资金。

This company invested a large amount of capital to promote its new product.

投稿 tóugǎo
她經常向這家報社投稿，希望作品能被錄用。
她经常向这家报社投稿，希望作品能被录用。

She often submits articles to this newspaper, hoping her work will be accepted.

稿子 gǎozi
他在投稿前仔細檢查了稿子。
他在投稿前仔细检查了稿子。

He checked the draft carefully before submitting it.

投訴 / 投诉 tóusù
他向客服部門投訴了這件商品。
他向客服部门投诉了这件商品。

He complained to the customer service department about this item.

不力 bùlì
由於管理不力，這家公司連續收到投訴。
由于管理不力，这家公司连续收到投诉。

Because of poor management, this company has received complaints several times in a row.

Example Vocabulary

投票

tou2'piao4

to vote; to cast a ballot

意氣相投

yi4'qi4'xiang1'tou2

投

tou2

to throw; to toss; to cast

投入

tou2'ru4

to invest; to put into; absorbed

投稿

tou2'gao3

to submit an article; to contribute to a publication

投訴

tou2'su4

to complain; to file a complaint

一舉手一投足

五體投地

wu3'ti3'tou2'di4

公投

gong1'tou2

北投

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