吐
tǔ
Pinyin
Definition
吐
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- to spit
- to put
- to say
吐
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- to vomit
- to throw up
Character Decomposition
Idioms (8)
不吐不快
- 1 to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)
倾心吐胆
- 1 to pour out one's heart (idiom)
口吐毒焰
- 1 lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
- 2 to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
吐故纳新
- 1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
吐丝自缚
- 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
- 2 hoist with his own petard
Sample Sentences
不过,也有不少人吐槽这部电影,觉得有些细节经不起推敲
However there were also many people who gave negative comments about this movie as they felt some details do not stand up to scrutiny.
酒泉、敦煌、吐鲁番、喀什、撒马尔罕、巴格达、君士坦丁堡等古城,宁波、泉州、广州、北海、科伦坡、吉达、亚历山大等地的古港就是记载这段历史的“活化石”。历史告诉我们:文明在开放中发展,民族在融合中共存。
Ancient ports, such as Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Kashgar, Samarkand, Baghdad, Constantinople, Ningbo, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Beijing, Colombo, Jeddah and Alexandria are living fossils which carry this era within them. History tells us, civilisation develops with openness, peoples coexist in melting pots.
别急,还有七个月呢。对了,现在孕吐好些了吗?
Don't worry, there are seven more months. By the way, is the morning sickness getting better?
狗口里吐不出象牙!
A filthy mouth cannot utter decent language.
这点我们会注意一下。这阵子有想吐的感觉吗?
We will keep track of that. Do you feel nauseous recently?
狗嘴吐不出象牙
A filthy mouth cannot utter decent language.
狗嘴吐不出象牙,别相信他们。
A filthy mouth cannot utter decent language. Don’t trust them.
我不能上船,因为我会吐。
I can’t get on the ferry because I am gonna vomit.
我好像快要吐了。
I am about to puke soon.
油腻:是对某些中年男子特征的概括描述,这些特征包括不注重身材保养、不修边幅、谈吐粗鲁等。是个贬义词。
油腻(greasy): It is a term that implies that a person's integrity is questionable. It is a derogatory term.