Meaning
to spit; vomit
Chinese: 从口中吐出；也表示说出。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tu” becomes a different word in each tone. 吐 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 呕吐ǒu tùto vomit
- 吐实tǔ shíto reveal the truth; to spill the beans
- 回吐huí tǔto regurgitate; (fig.) (of a stock market) to give up (gains)
- 吐口tǔ kǒuto spit; fig. to spit out (a request, an agreement etc)
- 吐气tǔ qìto exhale; to breathe out; (fig.) to let out pent-up feelings; to vent suppressed emotions
Example Sentence
请不要随地吐痰，要讲卫生。Qǐng bú yào suí dì tǔ tán, yào jiǎng wèi shēng.Please do not spit everywhere; be hygienic.
请Qǐngto ask不要bú yàodon't!随地suí dìaccording to the location吐痰tǔ tánto spit，要yàoto want讲jiǎngto speak卫生wèi shēnghygienic。