English–Chinese
“throw” in Chinese
How to say “throw” in Chinese
“Throw” in Chinese is 投 (tóu).
Moving something from oneself toward another person, place, or goal.
Example sentences with 投
请把纸条投进垃圾桶里。qǐng bǎ zhǐ tiáo tóu jìn lā jī tǒng lǐ
Please throw the note into the trash can.
Tips for using 投
- Sports vocabulary uses 投篮 (tóulán, "shoot a basketball") where English uses shoot, so the English translation changes with the target even though the Chinese verb stays the same.
Other Chinese words for “throw”
我把石子抛进水里。wǒ bǎ shí zǐ pāo jìn shuǐ lǐ
I threw the pebble into the water.