投 tóu
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 殳 tool, weapon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
投奔
tóubèn
go to sb. for shelter; seek refuge with
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Example phrases
- 战乱爆发后，他带着孩子投奔在外地定居的姐姐。 Zhànluàn bàofā hòu, tā dàizhe háizi tóubèn zài wàidì dìngjū de jiějie. After war broke out, he took the children to seek refuge with his elder sister who had settled elsewhere.
- 公司破产后，他只好投奔乡下的老朋友。 Gōngsī pòchǎn hòu, tā zhǐhǎo tóubèn xiāngxià de lǎo péngyou. After the company went bankrupt, he had no choice but to go to an old friend in the countryside for help.
- 妹妹大学毕业后，投奔了在深圳工作的表哥。 Mèimei dàxué bìyè hòu, tóubènle zài Shēnzhèn gōngzuò de biǎogē. After graduating from university, my younger sister went to join our cousin working in Shenzhen.
Related words
- 投 tóu to throw
- 投入 tóurù to put into; to be absorbed in
- 投诉 tóusù to complain
- 投资 tóuzī to invest
- 投票 tóupiào to vote
- 投放 tóufàng put in; release; place
- 投稿 tóugǎo submit a manuscript
- 投机 tóujī speculate; opportunistic; congenial
- 投射 tóushè project; cast
- 投身 tóushēn devote oneself to; throw oneself into
- 投降 tóuxiáng surrender; capitulate
- 投掷 tóuzhì throw; hurl