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Meaning of 吐

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Total strokes: 6; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (mouth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • [ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
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  • Pinyin:
    English Definition: to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances)
    Chinese Definition:
    ①使东西从口里出来:吐痰。吞吐。吐刚茹柔(吐出硬的,吃下软的;喻欺软怕硬)。
    ②放出,露出:高粱吐穗。吐故纳新。
    ③说出:吐话。一吐为快。
    ④吞纳咽。

    Example Words:
    吐蕃 Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet; the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD; also pr. [Tu3 fan1]
    吐痰 tán to spit; to expectorate
    吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth; to speak and break off, then start again; to hold sth back
    倾吐 qīng to pour out (emotions); to unburden oneself (of strong feelings); to vomit comprehensively
    吞吐 tūn to take in and send out (in large quantities)
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  • Pinyin:
    English Definition: to vomit; to throw up
    Chinese Definition:
    ①内脏里的东西从口里涌出:呕吐。上吐下泻。
    ②把吞没的东西退出来:吐还不义之财。
    ③吞纳咽。

    Example Words:
    呕吐 ǒu to vomit
    吐沫 mo saliva; spittle
    上吐下泻 shàng xià xiè to vomit and have diarrhea
    催吐剂 cuī an emetic
    孕吐 yùn morning sickness (during pregnancy)
    More: 吐* | *吐 | *吐*
Example Sentences
1
He feels nauseous and wants to vomit.
2
This kind of food will make you feel nauseous
3
He opened up about his inner doubts
4
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She criticized his clothing
5
He spat a mouthful of water on the ground