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投掷

tóu zhì

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 投擲

What 投掷 means

1. to throw sth a long distance
2. to hurl
3. to throw at
4. to throw (dice etc)
5. to flip (a coin)

The characters in 投掷

• 投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)…
• 掷zhìto toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. zhí

Example sentences

• 警方将催泪弹投掷到了建筑中。
  The cops threw tear-gas bombs into the building.
• 事实上，投掷侏儒是奥运会的运动项目。
  Shìshíshàng, tóuzhì zhūrú shì àoyùnhuì de yùndòng xiàngmù.
  Indeed, dwarf tossing is an Olympic sport!