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

HSK 4

这种药可能会引起呕吐。

Zhè zhǒng yào kěnéng huì yǐnqǐ ǒutù.

This medicine may cause vomiting.

HSK 6

她晕车后开始呕吐。

Tā yùnchē hòu kāishǐ ǒutù.

She started vomiting after getting carsick.

Tips

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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