Chinese Character Dictionary

投井下石

tóu jĭng xià shí

to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down

投保

tóu băo

to take out insurance

投保人

tóu băo rén

policy holder

投保方

tóu băo fāng

policyholder (insurance)

投光灯

tóu guāng dēng

floodlight

投入

tóu rù

to throw into

投其所好

tóu qí suŏ hào

to adapt to sb's taste

投合

tóu hé

to agree

投契

tóu qì

to get along well (with sb)

投奔

tóu bèn

to seek shelter

投射

tóu shè

dart

投师

tóu shī

to join a guru for instruction

投币

tóu bì

coin-operated

投币口

tóu bì kŏu

coin slot

投店

tóu diàn

to stop at a hostel

投弹

tóu dàn

to throw an explosive charge

投影

tóu yĭng

to project

投影中心

tóu yĭng zhōng xīn

center of projection

投影仪

tóu yĭng yí

projector

投影图

tóu yĭng tú

perspective drawing

投影几何

tóu yĭng jĭ hé

projective geometry

投影几何学

tóu yĭng jĭ hé xué

projective geometry

投影机

tóu yĭng jī

projector

投影线

tóu yĭng xiàn

line of project

投影面

tóu yĭng miàn

plane of projection (in perspective drawing)

投怀送抱

tóu huái sòng bào

to throw oneself in sb's arms

投手

tóu shŏu

thrower

投掷

tóu zhì

to throw sth a long distance

投放

tóu fàng

to input

投放市场

tóu fàng shì chăng

to put sth on the market

投敌

tóu dí

to go over to the enemy

投书

tóu shū

to deliver

投桃报李

tóu táo bào lĭ

toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor

投案

tóu àn

to surrender to the authorities

投标

tóu biāo

to bid

投机

tóu jī

to speculate (on financial markets)

投机倒把

tóu jī dăo bă

speculation and profiteering (idiom); buying and selling on speculation

投机取巧

tóu jī qŭ qiăo

to seize every opportunity

投机者

tóu jī zhĕ

speculator

投机买卖

tóu jī măi mài

buying and selling on speculation

投环

tóu huán

variant of 投繯|投缳[tóu huán]

投生

tóu shēng

reborn (of departed spirit)

投产

tóu chăn

to put into production

投石问路

tóu shí wèn lù

lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)

投硬币

tóu yìng bì

coin-operated

投票

tóu piào

to vote

投票匦

tóu piào guĭ

ballot box (Tw)

投票地点

tóu piào dì diăn

voting place

投票机器

tóu piào jī qì

voting machine

投票权

tóu piào quán

suffrage

投票率

tóu piào lu:4

proportion of vote

投票站

tóu piào zhàn

polling station (for a vote)

投票箱

tóu piào xiāng

ballot box

投票者

tóu piào zhĕ

voter

投稿

tóu găo

to submit articles for publication

投笔从戎

tóu bĭ cóng róng

to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)

投篮

tóu lán

to throw at a basket

投篮机

tóu lán jī

arcade basketball machine

投缘

tóu yuán

to be kindred spirits

投缳

tóu huán

to hang oneself