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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[tóu]
  1. 1. verb [扔] throw
  2. 2. verb [放进去] put … in
  3. 3. verb [跳下去] throw oneself
    刚才有个男的河自尽了。
    A man has just thrown himself into a river in an act of suicide.
  4. 4. verb [投射] cast
    去羡慕的目光
    cast an admiring glance
  5. 5. verb [寄] post
  6. 6. verb [奔向] seek … out
    弃暗
    turn from evil to good

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[tóu]
  1. 1. verb throw; fling; hurl;pitch
    throw a ball; pitch a ball; shoot a ball with one's hand
    手榴弹
    throw a hand grenade
  2. 2. verb put in; drop
    把信进邮筒
    drop a letter into the pillar-box
  3. 3. verb throw oneself into (a river, well, etc. to commit suicide)
    drown oneself in a river
  4. 4. verb project; cast
    树影在窗户上。
    The tree cast its shadow on the window.
    把眼光到来访者身上
    cast one's eyes on the visitor
  5. 5. verb send; deliver
  6. 6. verb go to; join
  7. 7. verb fit in with; agree with; cater to
    意气相
    be alike in temperament; be congenial

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[tóu]
  1. 1. 掷;扔
    把球进篮筐。
    标枪。
    石问路。
  2. 2. 跳入(水中自杀)
    河。
    井。
    江。
  3. 3. 放进去
    票。
    资。
    放。
  4. 4. 相合;迎合
    意合。
    臭味相
    脾气。
    其所好。
  5. 5. 寄送出去
    稿。
    递。
    书。
  6. 6. (光线或视线)射向某物。
    把目光向远方。
    影。
  7. 7. 靠;参加
    无路。
    宿。
    考。
  8. 8. 动 [口] 把衣物在水中漂洗
    先用清水,再打肥皂。
    毛巾。

Examples

我给《英语学习》了篇稿。
I submitted an article to the English Language Learning.
了他一票。
I cast (or gave) my vote for him.
诱骗某人赞成票
cajole sb. into voting in one's favour
我谁也不想选,干脆了个白票。
To me, no one was suitable, so I didn't cast a vote.
他向湖中了一颗石子,藻花荡漾开来。
He threw a stone at the center of the lake, which caused the water blooms.
大家不约而同地了赞成票。
Everybody happened to vote in favour.
他违心地了赞成票。
He voted for the motion against his conscience.
赞成票
cast a yes vote

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[tóu]

  • Scene:

    投篮 / shooting a basketball

  • Examples:

    投篮 [tóulán],投弹 [tóudàn],投掷 [tóuzhì]

  • Description:

    投 means to cast or throw something to a certain target.

Related video notes: 投、抛、扔、甩

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