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吐

tǔㄊㄨˇ

Sino-Vietnamese: THỔ

Traditional: 吐

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Meaningtǔ(verb)

to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)

tǔ: spit out on purpose; tù: vomit involuntarily.

Examples

  • 请不要随地吐痰。

    qǐng bú yào suí dì tǔ tán.

    Please don't spit on the ground.

  • 吃鱼的时候要把刺吐出来。

    chī yú de shí hòu yào bǎ cì tǔ chū lái.

    Spit out the bones when you eat fish.

  • 她终于吐出了心里话。

    tā zhōng yú tǔ chū le xīn lǐ huà.

    She finally poured out what was on her mind.

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Meaningtù(verb)

to vomit; to throw up

Examples

  • 他晕车,吐了好几次。

    tā yùn chē, tǔ le hǎo jǐ cì.

    He got carsick and threw up several times.

  • 孩子吃坏了肚子,又拉又吐。

    hái zi chī huài le dù zǐ, yòu lā yòu tǔ.

    The child ate something bad and has diarrhea and vomiting.

  • 我难受得想吐。

    wǒ nán shòu dé xiǎng tǔ.

    I feel so sick I want to throw up.

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Stroke order

THỔ · 6 strokes

to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)