投掷

投擲

tóuzhì

verb HSK 7-9 #17,083

Meanings

1 to throw (a long distance)
2 to hurl
3 to toss (dice, a coin)

Characters

to throw; to cast

to throw; to toss

Examples

HSK 7-9

运动员投掷标枪的距离超过了八十米。

Yùndòngyuán tóuzhì biāoqiāng de jùlí chāoguò le bāshí mǐ.

The athlete threw the javelin over eighty meters.

HSK 7-9

示威者向警察投掷石块。

Shìwēizhě xiàng jǐngchá tóuzhì shíkuài.

Protesters hurled rocks at the police.

Tips

usage

投掷 is more formal than 扔 (to throw). Use 投掷 for sports (javelin, shot put), military contexts, or deliberate throwing at a target. Use 扔 for casual throwing.

Stroke Order

投 tóu

掷 zhì