投入

tóurù
verb HSK 4 #2,310

Meanings

  1. 1 to invest (money, time, effort)
  2. 2 to throw into
  3. 3 to be absorbed in

Characters

Throw + enter = to throw oneself or resources into something.

Examples

Gōngsī tóurù le dàliàng zījīn.
The company invested a large amount of capital.
Tā quánshēnxīn tóurù gōngzuò.
He threw himself wholeheartedly into work.
Zhège xiàngmù xūyào gèng duō de tóurù.
This project needs more investment.

Tips

usage
投入 can be a verb (to invest/devote) or a noun (investment/input). As an adjective it means absorbed/engrossed.

Stroke Order

tóu