投
tóu
Pinyin

Definition

投
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tóu
  1. to cast
  2. to send
  3. to throw oneself (into the river etc)
  4. to seek refuge
  5. to place oneself into the hands of

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

投票
tóu piào
  1. 1 to vote
  2. 2 vote
意气相投
yì qì xiāng tóu
  1. 1 congenial
投
tóu
  1. 1 to cast
  2. 2 to send
  3. 3 to throw oneself (into the river etc)
  4. 4 to seek refuge
  5. 5 to place oneself into the hands of
投入
tóu rù
  1. 1 to throw into
  2. 2 to put into
  3. 3 to throw oneself into
  4. 4 to participate in
  5. 5 to invest in
  6. 6 absorbed
  7. 7 engrossed
投稿
tóu gǎo
  1. 1 to submit articles for publication
  2. 2 to contribute (writing)
投诉
tóu sù
  1. 1 complaint
  2. 2 to complain
  3. 3 to register a complaint (esp. as a customer)
投资
tóu zī
  1. 1 investment
  2. 2 to invest
投资者
tóu zī zhě
  1. 1 investor
相投
xiāng tóu
  1. 1 agreeing with one another
  2. 2 congenial
一举手一投足
yī jǔ shǒu yī tóu zú
  1. 1 every little move
  2. 2 every single movement
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
公投
gōng tóu
  1. 1 referendum
  2. 2 abbr. for 公民投票[gōng mín tóu piào]
北投
Běi tóu
  1. 1 Beitou or Peitou district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tái běi shì], Taiwan
南投
Nán tóu
  1. 1 Nantou city and county in central Taiwan
南投县
Nán tóu xiàn
  1. 1 Nantou county in central Taiwan
情投意合
qíng tóu yì hé
  1. 1 to have an affinity with each other (idiom)
  2. 2 to find each other congenial
投中
tóu zhòng
  1. 1 to hit the target with one's throw
  2. 2 (basketball) to score
投保
tóu bǎo
  1. 1 to take out insurance
  2. 2 to insure
投保人
tóu bǎo rén
  1. 1 policy holder
  2. 2 insured person
投其所好
tóu qí suǒ hào
  1. 1 to adapt to sb's taste
  2. 2 to fit sb's fancy

Idioms (18)

五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
情投意合
qíng tóu yì hé
  1. 1 to have an affinity with each other (idiom)
  2. 2 to find each other congenial
投井下石
tóu jǐng xià shí
  1. 1 to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
投桃报李
tóu táo bào lǐ
  1. 1 toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
  2. 2 to exchange gifts
  3. 3 Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
投机倒把
tóu jī dǎo bǎ
  1. 1 speculation and profiteering (idiom); buying and selling on speculation
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
  1. 1 lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to test the waters
投笔从戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng
  1. 1 to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
  2. 2 to join the military (esp. of educated person)
投缳自缢
tóu huán zì yì
  1. 1 to hang oneself (idiom)
投袂而起
tóu mèi ér qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get excited and move to action
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
  1. 1 arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
  1. 1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
  2. 2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
明珠暗投
míng zhū àn tóu
  1. 1 to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
  2. 2 not to get proper recognition for one's talents
病急乱投医
bìng jí luàn tóu yī
  1. 1 lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
举手投足
jǔ shǒu tóu zú
  1. 1 one's every movement (idiom)
  2. 2 comportment
  3. 3 gestures
话不投机
huà bù tóu jī
  1. 1 the conversation is disagreeable (idiom)
话不投机半句多
huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō
  1. 1 when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom)
走投无路
zǒu tóu wú lù
  1. 1 to be at an impasse (idiom)
  2. 2 in a tight spot
  3. 3 at the end of one's rope
  4. 4 desperate
飞蛾投火
fēi é tóu huǒ
  1. 1 lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction

Sample Sentences

一是，英国此前与欧盟达成的“脱欧”协议已3次遭英国议会下院投票否决。二是，欧洲议会选举投票23日在英国举行。多个民调显示，保守党支持率大幅落后于新成立的“脱欧党”。
yī shì ，Yīngguó cǐqián yǔ Ōuméng dáchéng de “tuōŌu ”xiéyì yǐ cì zāo Yīngguó yìhuì xiàyuàn tóupiào fǒujué 。èr shì ，ŌuzhōuYìhuì xuǎnjǔ tóupiào rì zài Yīngguó jǔxíng 。duōge míndiào xiǎnshì ，bǎoshǒudǎng zhīchílu:4 dàfú luòhòu yú Xīn chénglì de “tuōŌu dǎng ”。
Firstly "Brexit" agreement reached by the United Kingdom with the European Union has been voted against by the lower house of the British Parliament three times. Secondly the European Parliament election will be held in the United Kingdom on the 23rd. A number of polls show that the Conservative Party’s support rate has lagged by a big margin behind the newly established “Brexit Party”.
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唉，没关系，不经一事不长一智。以后不要随便投资，要想一下。
ài ，méiguānxi ，bùjīngyīshìbùzhǎngyīzhì 。yǐhòu bùyào suíbiàn tóuzī ，yào xiǎng yīxià 。
It's ok, there's no wisdom without obstacles. Don't invest on a whim, think more about it in the future.
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我投资过一家饮料店。
wǒ tóuzī guò yī jiā yǐnliào diàn 。
I once invested in a tea shop.
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最近的投资都赔钱。
zuìjìn de tóuzī dōu péiqián 。
Recent investments are all at a loss.
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据世卫组织报告，全球新冠肺炎确诊人数已超过127万，病亡人数逾7万。中国工程院院士、著名呼吸病学专家钟南山说：“希望各国都能继续全力投入到疫情防控中去，相信我们终将战胜疫情。”
jù ShìwèiZǔzhī bàogào ，quánqiú xīnguānfèiyán quèzhěn rénshù yǐ chāoguò yībǎièrshíqī wàn ，bìngwáng rénshù yú qī wàn 。ZhōngguóGōngchéngyuàn yuànshì 、zhùmíng hūxībìngxué zhuānjiā zhōngnánshān shuō ：“xīwàng gèguó dōu néng jìxù quánlì tóurù dào yìqíng fángkòng zhōng qù ，xiāngxìn wǒmen zhōngjiāng zhànshèng yìqíng 。”
According to a WHO report, confirmed cases of COVID-19 has exceeded 1.27 million, and caused around 70 thousand deaths. Zhong Nan Shan, a fellow of Chinese Academy of Engineering and a renowned respiratory expert said, "I hope every country is putting every effort into preventing and controlling the pandemic, and I believe that we will defeat it as last."
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你真是个尽心尽力的饭圈女孩，我虽然也追星，但都只是网上吃吃瓜，很少投入资金。
nǐ zhēnshi ge jìnxīnjìnlì de fànquān nǚhái ，wǒ suīrán yě zhuīxīng ，dàn dōu zhǐshì wǎngshàng chī chīguā ，hěn shǎo tóurù zījīn 。
You’re indeed a die hard fan, although I’m also a follower but I restrict to online and seldom invest money.
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巴菲特曾经拿这句话“一鸟在手，胜于百鸟在林。”来建议想投资的人。
bāfēitè céngjīng ná zhè jù huà “yìniǎozàishǒushèngyúbǎiniǎozàilín ”lái jiànyì xiǎng tóuzī de rén 。
Buffett once used this sentence, "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush." to advise those who want to make investments.
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你发现你赚到钱的时候，就差不多停了，不要太贪心。所以我们常说投资这件事就是“一鸟在手，胜于百鸟在林。”
nǐ fāxiàn nǐ zhuàn dào qián de shíhou ，jiù chàbuduō tíng le ，bùyào tài tānxīn 。suǒyǐ wǒmen cháng shuō tóuzī zhè jiàn shì jiùshì “yìniǎozàishǒushèngyúbǎiniǎozàilín ”
When you realize you’re making a profit, it’s time to stop. Don’t be too greedy. Therefore, we often say investing is just like “A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. ”
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虽然他投资成功了，但是他其实没什么能力，只是很幸运，就像瞎猫碰到死耗子一样而已。
suīrán tā tóuzī chénggōng le ，dànshì tā qíshí méi shénme nénglì ，zhǐshì hěn xìngyùn ，jiù xiàng xiāmāopèngdàosǐhàozi yīyàng éryǐ 。
Although he made some successful investments, he is quite incompetent. It was just a stroke of luck, just like a blind cat meets a dead mouse.
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他投资太多钱了，最后输了钱，还输了自己的房子。这就是“人心不足，蛇吞象。”
tā tóuzī tài duō qián le ，zuìhòu shū le qián ，hái shū le zìjǐ de fángzi 。zhè jiùshì “rénxīnbùzú,shétūnxiàng 。”
He invested way too much money and ended up losing not only money but also his house. This is “One’s eyes are bigger than one’s stomach.”
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