吐

tǔ

★ Core word

吐 (tǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “to spit”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

tǔ A2 Level 4* ★ Core word
Verb
  1. to spit
  2. to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)
  3. to say
  4. to pour out (one's grievances)
tù A2 Level 4* ★ Core word
Verb
  1. to vomit
  2. to throw up

Stroke order

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Example

他暈車,一直想吐。

He's carsick and keeps feeling like throwing up.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).