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投入

tóu rù · tou ru

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Meaning

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  1. to throw into
  2. to put into
  3. to throw oneself into
  4. to participate in
  5. to invest in
  6. absorbed
  7. engrossed
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Whose coffee?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)看书(kànshū)看得(kànde)真(zhēn)投入(tóurù)。

    Liangliang, you are really absorbed in your book.

  2. Liangliang

    这本(zhèběn)书(shū)太(tài)好看(hǎokàn)了(le)，我(wǒ)一点也不(yīdiǎnyěbù)想(xiǎng)停(tíng)。

    This book is so good, I don't want to stop at all.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)是(shì)谁(shéi)的(de)？

    Then whose coffee is in your hand?

  4. Liangliang

    是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)……不对(bùduì)，是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)！

    It's mine... no, it's yours!

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)太(tài)投入(tóurù)了(le)，连(lián)我(wǒ)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)都(dōu)喝了(hēle)！

    You were so absorbed, you even drank my coffee!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)在(zài)这(zhè)项(xiàng)计(jì)划(huà)上(shàng)投(tóu)入(rù)了(le)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)精(jīng)力(lì)。

I've put all of my energy into this plan.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Venki · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

该(gāi)公(gōng)司(sī)在(zài)这(zhè)个(ge)企(qǐ)划(huà)中(zhōng)投(tóu)入(rù)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)钱(qián)。

The company invested a lot of money in this project.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by TomSFox · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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