Chinese Word: 吐 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

吐Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Antonyms: 吞

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:土 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth

Similar Characters: 叶

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Pinyin: tǔ

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	tǔ bō	Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet; the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD; also pr. [Tu3 fan1]
吐痰	tǔ tán	to spit; to expectorate
吞吞吐吐HSK 6	tūn tūn tǔ tǔ	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 tǔ	to pour out (emotions); to unburden oneself (of strong feelings); to vomit comprehensively
吞吐	tūn tǔ	to take in and send out (in large quantities)

Pinyin: tù

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HSK 6	ǒu tù	to vomit
吐沫	tù mo	saliva; spittle
上吐下泻	shàng tù xià xiè	to vomit and have diarrhea
催吐剂	cuī tù jì	an emetic
孕吐	yùn tù	morning sickness (during pregnancy)

1		tā 他 gǎn dào 感到 ě xīn 恶心， xiǎng 想 yào 要 tǔ 吐。 He feels nauseous and wants to vomit.
2		zhè zhǒng 这种 shí wù 食物 huì 会 ràng 让 nǐ 你 xiǎng tù 想吐。 This kind of food will make you feel nauseous
3		tā 他 tǔ lù 吐露 le 了 nèi xīn 内心 de 的 yí huò 疑惑 He opened up about his inner doubts
4		tā 她 tù cáo 吐槽 le 了 yí xià 一下 tā 他 de 的 chuān zhuó 穿着。 She criticized his clothing
5		tā 他 tǔ 吐 le 了 yì kǒu 一口 kǒu shuǐ 口水 zài 在 dì shang 地上。 He spat a mouthful of water on the ground

1		tā 他 gǎn dào 感到 ě xīn 恶心， xiǎng 想 yào 要 tǔ 吐。 He feels nauseous and wants to vomit.
2		zhè zhǒng 这种 shí wù 食物 huì 会 ràng 让 nǐ 你 xiǎng tù 想吐。 This kind of food will make you feel nauseous
3		tā 他 tǔ lù 吐露 le 了 nèi xīn 内心 de 的 yí huò 疑惑 He opened up about his inner doubts
4		tā 她 tù cáo 吐槽 le 了 yí xià 一下 tā 他 de 的 chuān zhuó 穿着。 She criticized his clothing
5		tā 他 tǔ 吐 le 了 yì kǒu 一口 kǒu shuǐ 口水 zài 在 dì shang 地上。 He spat a mouthful of water on the ground