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投身

tóu shēn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

投身 (tóu shēn) means "to throw oneself into sth". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 投身 means

1. to throw oneself into sth

The characters in 投身

• 投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)…
• 身shēnbody; life; oneself

Example sentences

• 她热忱地投身于这份光荣的事业。
  Tā rèchén de tóushēn yú zhè fèn guāngróng de shìyè.
  He enthusiastically engaged himself in this honorable undertaking.
• 退休后，德蕾莎投身照顾孤儿的工作。
  After retirement, Teresa devoted herself to caring for orphans.

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