Dictionary/投

投

投 tóu

ㄊㄡˊ
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1to cast (a ballot)
2to cast (a glance, a shadow etc)
3to send (a letter, a manuscript etc)
4to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of
5(coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
6to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc)
7to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine)
8to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide)

Characters

Examples

shù树tóu投xià下cháng长cháng长de的yǐng zi影子。
树投下长长的影子。
The tree cast a long shadow.
您已经投了票了吗?
Have you already voted?
他给自己投了保险。
He insured himself.

See also: words & characters pronounced tóu