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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

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

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

投 [tóu]
  1. 1. verb throw; fling; hurl;pitch
    投球
    throw a ball; pitch a ball; shoot a ball with one's hand
    投手榴弹
    throw a hand grenade
    我参加了投标枪比赛。
    我们每天下午在球场练习投篮。
  2. 2. verb put in; drop
    把信投进邮筒
    drop a letter into the pillar-box
  3. 3. verb throw oneself into (a river, well, etc. to commit suicide)
    投河
    drown oneself in a river
  4. 4. verb project; cast
    树影投在窗户上。
    The tree cast its shadow on the window.
    把眼光投到来访者身上
    cast one's eyes on the visitor
    我的目光不由自主地投到他的那张奖状上。
    月光已经投到院子里了。
  5. 5. verb send; deliver
  6. 6. verb go to; join
  7. 7. verb fit in with; agree with; cater to
    意气相投
    be alike in temperament; be congenial

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

投 [tóu]
  1. 1. 动 投掷;扔
    把球投进篮筐。
    投标枪。
    投石问路。
  2. 2. 动 跳入(水中自杀)
    投河。
    投井。
    投江。
  3. 3. 动 放进去
    投票。
    投资。
    投放。
  4. 4. 动 相合;迎合
    情投意合。
    臭味相投。
    投脾气。
    投其所好。
  5. 5. 动 寄送出去
    投稿。
    投递。
    投书。
  6. 6. 动 (光线或视线)射向某物。
    把目光投向远方。
    投影。
  7. 7. 动 投靠;参加
    走投无路。
    投宿。
    投考。
  8. 8. 动 [口] 把衣物在水中漂洗
    先用清水投一投,再打肥皂。
    投毛巾。
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Examples

树影投在窗户上。
The tree cast its shadow on the window. → 投
我给《英语学习》投了篇稿。
I submitted an article to the English Language Learning. → 投稿
我投了他一票。
I cast (or gave) my vote for him. → 投票
诱骗某人投赞成票
cajole sb. into voting in one's favour → 诱骗
部队已完成了伞投任务。 → 伞投
我连投了三次篮才中。 → 投篮
我谁也不想选，干脆投了个白票。
To me, no one was suitable, so I didn't cast a vote. → 白票
他向湖中投了一颗石子, 藻花荡漾开来。
He threw a stone at the center of the lake, which caused the water blooms. → 藻花
大家不约而同地投了赞成票。
Everybody happened to vote in favour. → 不约而同
他违心地投了赞成票。
He voted for the motion against his conscience. → 违心
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扌
[shǒu]		 + 殳
[shū]

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