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投

tóu · tou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    来(lái)，我们(wǒmen)投票(tóupiào)决定(juédìng)中午(zhōngwǔ)吃(chī)什么(shénme)。

    Come on, let's vote on what to eat for lunch.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)投(tóu)包子(bāozi)一票(yīpiào)！

    I vote for buns!

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)投(tóu)饺子(jiǎozi)。

    I vote dumplings.

  4. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)也(yě)投(tóu)饺子(jiǎozi)！

    I vote dumplings too!

  5. Liangliang

    两票(liǎngpiào)饺子(jiǎozi)，一票(yīpiào)包子(bāozi)。好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)做(zuò)包子(bāozi)。

    Two votes for dumplings, one for buns. Fine, I'll make buns myself.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)改投(gǎitóu)你(nǐ)一票(yīpiào)，我(wǒ)也(yě)要(yào)吃(chī)包子(bāozi)！

    Then I'll switch my vote to you. I want buns too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)球(qiú)投(tóu)进(jìn)了(le)篮(lán)筐(kuāng)。

He threw the ball into the basket.

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)这(zhè)封(fēng)信(xìn)投(tóu)进(jìn)邮(yóu)筒(tǒng)。

Please put this letter into the mailbox.

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