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
投身
tóushēn
devote oneself to; throw oneself into
Characters in this word
身 shēn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 身 — body, torso
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 她放弃高薪职位，投身乡村教育改革。 Tā fàngqì gāoxīn zhíwèi, tóushēn xiāngcūn jiàoyù gǎigé. She gave up a high-paying position and devoted herself to rural education reform.
- 大学毕业后，他投身于环保事业。 Dàxué bìyè hòu, tā tóushēn yú huánbǎo shìyè. After graduating from university, he devoted himself to environmental protection.
- 他毅然投身创业，用上了全部积蓄。 Tā yìrán tóushēn chuàngyè, yòngshàngle quánbù jīxù. He resolutely threw himself into starting his own business, using all his savings.
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
- 投奔 tóubèn go to sb. for shelter; seek refuge with
- 投放 tóufàng put in; release; place
- 投稿 tóugǎo submit a manuscript
- 投机 tóujī speculate; opportunistic; congenial
- 投射 tóushè project; cast
- 投降 tóuxiáng surrender; capitulate
- 投掷 tóuzhì throw; hurl