投掷

投擲

tóuzhì

verb #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

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.

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 (rēng, 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