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Usage note

表示扔东西到某个地方。

Tóu biǎoshì rēng dōngxi dào mǒu gè dìfang.

Throw means to toss something to a place.

Context note

常用于球或票。

Tóu cháng yòng yú tóu qiú huò tóu piào.

Throw is often used for throwing a ball or voting.

5 examples

了一个球。
tā tóu le yí gè qiú。
He threw a ball.
请把垃圾进桶里。
qǐng bǎ lā jī tóu jìn tǒng lǐ。
Please throw the trash into the bin.
了小红一票。
tā tóu le xiǎo hóng yí piào。
She cast a vote for Xiao Hong.
小鸟下了一根树枝。
xiǎo niǎo tóu xià le yì gēn shù zhī。
The bird dropped a twig.
他用力出纸飞机。
tā yòng lì tóu chū zhǐ fēi jī。
He threw the paper airplane hard.

5 mini stories

小明了一个石子到水里。
xiǎo míng tóu le yí gè shí zǐ dào shuǐ lǐ。
Xiao Ming threw a pebble into the water.
小红得很远。
xiǎo hóng tóu qiú tóu dé hěn yuǎn。
Xiao Hong threw the ball very far.
大家选班长。
dà jiā tóu xuǎn bān zhǎng。
Everyone voted for the class monitor.
小猫了一个毛线球。
xiǎo māo tóu le yí gè máo xiàn qiú。
The kitten tossed a yarn ball.
了硬币到存钱罐。
tā tóu le yìng bì dào cún qián guàn。
He threw a coin into the piggy bank.

Mini dialogue

投篮

A
看,我进了一个球!
Kàn, wǒ tóu jìn le yī gè qiú!
Look, I threw the ball in!
B
真厉害!再一次。
Zhēn lìhai! Zài tóu yī cì.
Awesome! Throw it again.

投垃圾

A
请把垃圾进垃圾桶。
Qǐng bǎ lājī tóu jìn lājī tǒng.
Please throw the trash into the trash can.
B
好的,我会注意的。
Hǎo de, wǒ huì zhùyì de.
Okay, I will pay attention.

Related words and contrasts

similar
rēng
toss

Both mean to throw something.

opposite
jiē
catch

Opposite action of throwing.

related
qiú
ball

You often throw a ball.

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