"投" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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投
Trad. 投
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 手
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 7
Structure
Decomp. 扌几又
扌 + 殳
Prononciation
Mandarin tóu
Entry Methods
Pinyin tou2
Kanji /
Cangjie
 QHNE
手竹弓水
Sijiao 5704.7
Wubi RMCY
CNS 11643 1-4A4D
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+6295
GB2312 CDB6
BIG5 A7EB
投 tóu to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
Results beginning with 投
投资 tóu zī investment / to invest
投入 tóu rù to throw into / to put into / to throw oneself into / to participate in / to invest in / absorbed / engrossed
投票 tóu piào to vote / vote
投诉 tóu sù complaint / to complain / to register a complaint (esp. as a customer)
投稿 tóu gǎo to submit articles for publication / to contribute (writing)
投放 tóu fàng to input / to throw in / to unload / to put into circulation
投降 tóu xiáng to surrender
投标 tóu biāo to bid / to make a tender
投影 tóu yǐng to project / a projection
投机 tóu jī congenial / agreeable / to speculate / to profiteer
投产 tóu chǎn to put into production / to put into operation
投注 tóu zhù to throw one's energies (into an activity) / to invest one's emotions (in sth) / to bet / betting
投保 tóu bǎo to take out insurance / to insure
投身 tóu shēn to throw oneself into sth
投篮 tóu lán to shoot for the basket (basketball)
投递 tóu dì to deliver
投射 tóu shè to throw (a projectile) / to cast (light)
投靠 tóu kào to rely on help from sb
投奔 tóu bèn to seek shelter / to seek asylum
投胎 tóu tāi to be reincarnated
投掷 tóu zhì to throw sth a long distance / to hurl / to throw at / to throw (dice etc) / to flip (a coin)
投中 tóu zhòng to hit the target with one's throw / (basketball) to score
投石 tóu shí curling stone
投手 tóu shǒu thrower / pitcher / bowler
投缘 tóu yuán to be kindred spirits / to hit it off
投案 tóu àn to surrender to the authorities / to turn oneself in (for a crime)
投宿 tóu sù to lodge / to stay (for the night)
投诚 tóu chéng to defect / to surrender / to capitulate
投弹 tóu dàn to throw an explosive charge / to bomb
投拍 tóu pāi to start shooting (a film) / to invest in (a movie) / to put (sth) up for auction
投敌 tóu dí to go over to the enemy / to defect
投契 tóu qì to get along well (with sb) / congenial / to speculate (on financial markets)
投书 tóu shū to submit a written piece (letter, article, opinion piece etc)
投寄 tóu jì to send by post
投考 tóu kǎo to sign up for an examination / to apply for admission (to a university etc) / to apply (for a position)
投合 tóu hé to go well together / to be compatible / to cater to / to please
投师 tóu shī to join a guru for instruction
投币 tóu bì coin-operated / to insert coins
投店 tóu diàn to stop at a hostel
投毒 tóu dú to poison
投壶 tóu hú ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment
投环 tóu huán variant of 投繯|投缳[tou2 huan2]
投缳 tóu huán to hang oneself / to commit suicide by hanging
投军 tóu jūn to join up / to enlist (e.g. in the military)
投屏 tóu píng (computing) to mirror one's screen (to another device) / screen sharing / screen mirroring
投杀 tóu shā (sports) (cricket) to bowl a batsman out
投生 tóu shēng reborn (of departed spirit) / to be reincarnated / to leave home for a new life
投喂 tóu wèi to feed (an animal)
投映 tóu yìng (of a light source) to cast one's light on / to project (an image)
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投资者 tóu zī zhě investor
投影机 tóu yǐng jī projector
投资人 tóu zī rén investor
投保人 tóu bǎo rén policy holder / insured person
投影仪 tóu yǐng yí projector
投机者 tóu jī zhě speculator
投票站 tóu piào zhàn polling station (for a vote)
投光灯 tóu guāng dēng floodlight
投票者 tóu piào zhě voter
投递员 tóu dì yuán courier / mailman
投票箱 tóu piào xiāng ballot box
投弹箱  submunition dispenser / dispenser
投射率  transmittance
投保方 tóu bǎo fāng policyholder (insurance)
投币口 tóu bì kǒu coin slot
投错胎 tóu cuò tāi to be reincarnated in the wrong womb / (fig.) to be born into unfortunate circumstances (impoverished family, domestic violence etc)
投篮机 tóu lán jī arcade basketball machine / miniature hoops
投了票 tóu le piào past tense of to vote
投票匦 tóu piào guǐ ballot box (Tw)
投票率 tóu piào lu:4 proportion of vote / turnout in election
投票权 tóu piào quán suffrage / right to vote
投诉人 tóu sù rén plaintiff / complainant
投硬币 tóu yìng bì coin-operated / to insert a coin
投影面 tóu yǐng miàn plane of projection (in perspective drawing)
投影片 tóu yǐng piàn slide used in a presentation (Tw)
投影图 tóu yǐng tú perspective drawing
投影线 tóu yǐng xiàn line of project / projection line
投资家 tóu zī jiā investor
投资科 tóu zī kē Investment Section
投资基金  investment funds
投资银行 tóu zī yín háng investment banking
投资风险 tóu zī fēng xiǎn investment risk
投资回报 tóu zī huí bào investment return
投资组合 tóu zī zǔ hé investment portfolio
投机取巧 tóu jī qǔ qiǎo to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul / to be opportunistic / to be full of tricks
投资移民 tóu zī yí mín investment immigration / immigrant investor
投机倒把 tóu jī dǎo bǎ to engage in speculation and profiteering
投石问路 tóu shí wèn lù lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom) / fig. to test the waters
投桃报李 tóu táo bào lǐ toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom) / to return a favor / to exchange gifts / Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
投笔从戎 tóu bǐ cóng róng to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom) / to join the military (esp. of educated person)
投鞭断流 tóu biān duàn liú arms enough to stem the stream (idiom) / formidable army
投井下石 tóu jǐng xià shí to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) / to hit a person when he's down
投袂而起 tóu mèi ér qǐ lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom) / fig. to get excited and move to action
投其所好 tóu qí suǒ hào to adapt to sb's taste / to fit sb's fancy
投鼠忌器 tóu shǔ jì qì lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom) / to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
投资干事  investment officer
投资中心  Investment Centre
投标保函  bid bond
投射误差  delivery error
投降姿势  surrender posture
投抗议票  protest vote
投资协定  investment compact
投资过多  overcapacity
投资收入  investment earnings
投放市场 tóu fàng shì chǎng to put sth on the market
投怀送抱 tóu huái sòng bào to throw oneself in sb's arms / to throw oneself at sb
投缳自缢 tóu huán zì yì to hang oneself (idiom)
投机买卖 tóu jī mǎi mài to engage in speculative trading
投开票所 tóu kāi piào suǒ polling station / CL:處|处[chu4]
投票地点 tóu piào dì diǎn voting place
投票机器 tóu piào jī qì voting machine
投射系统 tóu shè xì tǒng delivery system / vector
投诉程序 tóu sù chéng xù complaint procedure
投影几何 tóu yǐng jǐ hé projective geometry / same as 射影幾何|射影几何
投影中心 tóu yǐng zhōng xīn center of projection
投掷武器 tóu zhì wǔ qì throwing weapons
投资阶段 tóu zī jiē duàn investment phase
投资潜力 tóu zī qián lì investment potential
投资业务 tóu zī yè wù investment operation
投资政策 tóu zī zhèng cè investment policy
投资回报率 tóu zī huí bào lu:4 return on investment (ROI)
投资管理处  Investment Management Service
投资委员会  Investments Committee
投资发展处  Investment Development Office
投资中心司  Investment Centre Division
投资办事员  Investment Clerk
投标保证金  bid bond
投降式抛售  capitulation
投资级债券  investment-grade bond
投资研究所  Investment Institute
投票事务员  polling officer
投诉程序股  Complaint Procedure Unit
投票权份额 tóu piào quán fèn é voting share
投入产出表 tóu rù chǎn chū biǎo input-output table
投影几何学 tóu yǐng jǐ hé xué projective geometry / same as 射影幾何學|射影几何学
投资报酬率 tóu zī bào chóu lu:4 return on investment / rate of return
投资促进局 tóu zī cù jìn jú Investment Promotion Agency
投资管理司 tóu zī guǎn lǐ sī Investment Management Division
投资前活动 tóu zī qián huó dòng pre-investment activities
投资发展干事  Investment Development Officer
投资和企业司  Division on Investment and Enterprise
投资组合会计  portfolio accounting
投弃式温深计 tóu qì shì wēn shēn jì expendable bathythermograph
投入产出模式 tóu rù chǎn chū mú shì Input-Output Model
投资促进实体 tóu zī cù jìn shí tǐ Investment Promotion Entity
投资后续活动 tóu zī hòu xù huó dòng investment follow-up activities
投资政策评议 tóu zī zhèng cè píng yì investment policy review
投资支助活动 tóu zī zhī zhù huó dòng investment support activity
投资咨询服务 tóu zī zī xún fù wù investment advisory service
投资咨询委员会  Investment Advisory Committee
投资合作方桉处  Investment Cooperative Programme Office
Approximate Results for 投
南投 Nán tóu Nantou city and county in central Taiwan
公投 gōng tóu referendum (abbr. for 公民投票[gong1 min2 tou2 piao4])
相投 xiāng tóu agreeing with one another / congenial
空投 kōng tóu to airdrop
北投 Běi tóu Beitou or Peitou District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
风投 fēng tóu venture capital investment (abbr. for 風險投資|风险投资[feng1 xian3 tou2 zi1])
企投 qì tóu (Tw) to have fun (from Taiwanese 𨑨迌, Tai-lo pr. [tshit-thô])
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e投票 etóu piào e-voting / Internet voting
招投标 zhāo tóu biāo bid inviting and bid offering / bidding / auction
南投县 Nán tóu xiàn Nantou County in central Taiwan
空投区  drop zone / dropping zone
后投影  rear projection
北投区 Běi tóu qū Beitou or Peitou District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
南投市 Nán tóu shì Nantou city in central Taiwan, capital of Nantou county
斜投影 xié tóu yǐng oblique projection
亚投行 Yà Tóu háng Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, abbr. for 亞洲基礎設施投資銀行|亚洲基础设施投资银行[Ya4 zhou1 Ji1 chu3 She4 shi1 Tou2 zi1 Yin2 hang2]
正投影 zhèng tóu yǐng orthogonal projection
风险投资 fēng xiǎn tóu zī venture capital investment
创业投资 chuàng yè tóu zī venture capital
直接投资 zhí jiē tóu zī Foreign
走投无路 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom) / in a tight spot / at the end of one's rope / desperate
股票投资 gǔ piào tóu zī to invest in stock / to buy shares
自投罗网 zì tóu luó wǎng to walk right into the trap
情投意合 qíng tóu yì hé (idiom) to have an affinity with each other / to find each other congenial
臭味相投 chòu wèi xiāng tóu to share vile habits / partners in notoriety / birds of a feather
外国投资 wài guó tóu zī foreign investment
弃暗投明 qì àn tóu míng to renounce the dark and seek the light / to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one
举手投足 jǔ shǒu tóu zú one's every movement (idiom) / comportment / gestures
明珠暗投 míng zhū àn tóu to cast pearls before swine (idiom) / not to get proper recognition for one's talents
五体投地 wǔ tǐ tóu dì to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom) / to adulate sb
意气相投 yì qì xiāng tóu congenial
力量投射  projection / force projection / power projection
公益创投  venture philanthropy
电子投票  electronic voting
空投食品  food airdrop
方位投影  azimuthal projection
立体投影  stereographic projection
球面投影  stereographic projection
伞投物资  parabundle
标感投票  mark-sense voting
海外投票  out-of-country voting
背面投影  rear projection
打卡投票  punch-card voting
个人投诉  individual complaint / individual communication
自由空投  free drop
无伞空投  free drop
保形投影 bǎo xíng tóu yǐng conformal projection
兵力投射 bīng lì tóu shè projection / force projection / power projection
布局投手 bù jú tóu shǒu (baseball) setup man / setup pitcher
策略投票 cè lu:è tóu piào tactical vote
创投基金 chuàng tóu jī jīn venture capital fund
代理投票 dài lǐ tóu piào proxy voting
大投资家 dà tóu zī jiā big investor
电话投票 diàn huà tóu piào telephone voting
地图投影 dì tú tóu yǐng map projection / projection
短期投资 duǎn qī tóu zī short term investment
飞蛾投火 fēi é tóu huǒ lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom) / fig. to choose a path to certain destruction
隔夜投资 gé yè tóu zī overnight investment
公民投票 gōng mín tóu piào plebiscite / referendum
光线投射 guāng xiàn tóu shè ray-tracing / ray-casting
海图投影 hǎi tú tóu yǐng chart projection
后续投资 hòu xù tóu zī follow-up investment
话不投机 huà bù tóu jī (idiom) the conversation is disagreeable
记录投票 jì lù tóu piào recorded vote
秘密投票 mì mì tóu piào secret ballot
能源投入 néng yuán tóu rù energy input
强制投票 qiǎng zhì tóu piào compulsory voting
全民投票 quán mín tóu piào referendum / plebiscite
全情投入 quán qíng tóu rù to put one's heart and soul into
缺席投票 quē xí tóu piào absentee voting
石投大海 shí tóu dà hǎi to disappear like a stone dropped into the sea / to vanish forever without trace
市投票站 shì tóu piào zhàn municipal polling station
提前投票 tí qián tóu piào early vote
外来投资 wài lái tóu zī foreign investment
现场投注 xiàn chǎng tóu zhù live betting
先发投手 xiān fā tóu shǒu (baseball) starting pitcher
义务投票 yì wù tóu piào compulsory voting
圆锥投影 yuán zhuī tóu yǐng conic projection
圆柱投影 yuán zhù tóu yǐng cylindrical projection
正式投票 zhèng shì tóu piào formal vote
资本投资 zī běn tóu zī capital investment
无记名投票 wú jì míng tóu piào secret ballot
无条件投降 wú tiáo jiàn tóu xiáng unconditional surrender
机构投资者  institutional investor
病急乱投医 bìng jí luàn tóu yī lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom) / fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
出价、投标  bidding
电子投票机  electronic voting machine
选择投票制  alternative vote
因特网投票  e-voting / Internet voting
地区投票站  district polling station
中小投资者  small and medium investors
墨卡托投影  Mercator projection
占据投票室  booth capturing
限制投票法  limited vote
幽灵投票站  phantom polling station
总投掷重量  aggregate throw weight
高射投影机  overhead projector
累积投票制  cumulative voting
爆心投影点 bào xīn tóu yǐng diǎn burst point / ground zero
不记名投票 bù jì míng tóu piào secret ballot
不信任投票 bù xìn rèn tóu piào vote of no-confidence
等面积投影 děng miàn jī tóu yǐng equal area projection
二轮投票制 èr lún tóu piào zhì second ballot electoral system
加权投票制 jiā quán tóu piào zhì weighted voting
外国投资者 wài guó tóu zī zhě foreign investor
物业投资者 wù yè tóu zī zhě real
先驱投资者 xiān qū tóu zī zhě pioneer investor
以投票方式 yǐ tóu piào fāng shì by vote
意向性投票 yì xiàng xìng tóu piào straw poll
空投燃烧武器  air-delivered incendiary weapon
社会投资论坛  Social Investment Forum
国家投资银行  Banque nationale d'investissement
贸易和投资司  Trade and Investment Division
价值为本投资  value-for-money investment
社会投资方桉  Social Investment Programme
高级投资干事  Senior Investment Officer
模拟投弹练习  dry run
国际投资头寸  international investment position
直升机空投点  helicopter drop point
国际投资会议  International Investment Conference
社会责任投资  socially responsible investment
社会投资基金  Social Investment Fund
美洲投资公司  Inter-American Investment Corporation
非洲投资银行  African Investment Bank
小型投资方桉  Small Investment Programme
触摸屏投票机  touch-screen voting machine
多边投资基金  Multilateral Investment Fund
国际投资银行  International Investment Bank
立宪公民投票  constitutional referendum
国际投资统计  Balance of Payments Statistics
双边投资条约  Bilateral Investment Treaties
选举投诉机构  electoral complaints body
全民投票法庭  Referendum Court
全民投票专员  Referendum Commissioner
日俄投资公司  Japanese-Russian Investment Company
多边投资协定 duō bian tóu zī xié dìng Multilateral Agreement on Investment
公共投资方案 gōng gòng tóu zī fāng àn Public Investment Programme
核心投资方案 hé xīn tóu zī fāng àn Core Investment Programme
欧洲投资银行 ōu zhōu tóu zī yín háng European
气候投资基金 qì hòu tóu zī jī jīn Climate Investment Funds
森林投资方案 sēn lín tóu zī fāng àn Forest Investment Programme
世界投资报告 shì jiè tóu zī bào gào World Investment Report
外国直接投资 wài guó zhí jiē tóu zī foreign direct investment
外商直接投资 wài shāng zhí jiē tóu zī overseas foreign direct investment (OFDI)
无党派投票人 wú dǎng pài tóu piào rén floating voter / non-partisan voter
一举手一投足 yī jǔ shǒu yī tóu zú every little move / every single movement
冤情投诉程序 yuān qíng tóu sù chéng xù grievance procedures
资本投资支出 zī běn tóu zī zhī chū capital investment expenditure
话不投机半句多 huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō (idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion
全民投票委员会  Referendum Commission
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