呕吐

嘔吐

ǒutù

verb HSK 7-9 #4,793

Meanings

1 to vomit
2 to throw up

Characters

to retch; to vomit

to spit out; to vomit

Examples

她晕车后开始呕吐。

Tā yùnchē hòu kāishǐ ǒutù.

She started vomiting after getting carsick.

这种药可能会引起呕吐。

Zhè zhǒng yào kěnéng huì yǐnqǐ ǒutù.

This medicine may cause vomiting.

Tips

register

呕吐 is the formal / medical term. In casual speech, people say 吐 alone or 想吐 (feel like throwing up).

Stroke Order

呕 ǒu

吐 tǔ