Chinese Word: 掷 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

掷 (Trad.: 擲)HSK 6

Pinyin: zhì

English Definition: to toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]

Chinese Definition:
①扔，投，抛：投掷。弃掷。掷远。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:郑 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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投掷HSK 6	tóu zhì	to throw sth a long distance; to hurl; to throw at; to throw (dice etc); to flip (a coin)
掷地有声	zhì dì yǒu shēng	lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom); fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating; to have substance
孤注一掷	gū zhù yī zhì	to stake all on one throw
抛掷	pāo zhì	to throw; to cast
一掷千金	yī zhì qiān jīn	lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly; extravagant