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)