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投考
tóu kǎo
Pinyin
Definition
投考
-
tóu kǎo
to sign up for an examination
to apply for admission (to a university etc)
to apply (for a position)
Character Decomposition
投
扌
殳
考
耂
一
㇉
Related Words
(20)
投票
tóu piào
1
to vote
2
vote
考试
kǎo shì
1
to take an exam
2
exam
3
CL:次[cì]
参考
cān kǎo
1
consultation
2
reference
3
to consult
4
to refer
思考
sī kǎo
1
to reflect on
2
to ponder over
意气相投
yì qì xiāng tóu
1
congenial
投
tóu
1
to cast
2
to send
3
to throw oneself (into the river etc)
4
to seek refuge
5
to place oneself into the hands of
投入
tóu rù
1
to throw into
2
to put into
3
to throw oneself into
4
to participate in
5
to invest in
6
absorbed
7
engrossed
投稿
tóu gǎo
1
to submit articles for publication
2
to contribute (writing)
投胎
tóu tāi
1
to be reincarnated
投诉
tóu sù
1
complaint
2
to complain
3
to register a complaint (esp. as a customer)
投资
tóu zī
1
investment
2
to invest
投资者
tóu zī zhě
1
investor
投降
tóu xiáng
1
to surrender
2
surrender
考
kǎo
1
to beat
2
to hit
3
variant of 考[kǎo]
4
to inspect
5
to test
6
to take an exam
期末考
qī mò kǎo
1
final exam
监考
jiān kǎo
1
to proctor (an exam)
2
to invigilate
相投
xiāng tóu
1
agreeing with one another
2
congenial
考上
kǎo shàng
1
to pass a university entrance exam
考古
kǎo gǔ
1
archaeology
考场
kǎo chǎng
1
exam room
Idioms
(19)
久经考验
jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
1
well tested (idiom); seasoned
2
veteran
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
1
to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
情投意合
qíng tóu yì hé
1
to have an affinity with each other (idiom)
2
to find each other congenial
投井下石
tóu jǐng xià shí
1
to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
投桃报李
tóu táo bào lǐ
1
toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor
2
to exchange gifts
3
Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
投机倒把
tóu jī dǎo bǎ
1
speculation and profiteering (idiom); buying and selling on speculation
投石问路
tóu shí wèn lù
1
lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)
2
fig. to test the waters
投笔从戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng
1
to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
2
to join the military (esp. of educated person)
投缳自缢
tóu huán zì yì
1
to hang oneself (idiom)
投袂而起
tóu mèi ér qǐ
1
lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)
2
fig. to get excited and move to action
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
1
arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
1
lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
2
to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
明珠暗投
míng zhū àn tóu
1
to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
2
not to get proper recognition for one's talents
病急乱投医
bìng jí luàn tóu yī
1
lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis
举手投足
jǔ shǒu tóu zú
1
one's every movement (idiom)
2
comportment
3
gestures
话不投机
huà bù tóu jī
1
the conversation is disagreeable (idiom)
话不投机半句多
huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō
1
when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom)
走投无路
zǒu tóu wú lù
1
to be at an impasse (idiom)
2
in a tight spot
3
at the end of one's rope
4
desperate
飞蛾投火
fēi é tóu huǒ
1
lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction
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