掷 (擲)
zhì
Pinyin

Definition

掷 (擲)
 - 
zhì
  1. to toss
  2. to throw dice
  3. Taiwan pr. [zhí]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (7)

孤注一掷
gū zhù yī zhì
  1. 1 to stake all on one throw
一掷千金
yī zhì qiān jīn
  1. 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
  2. 2 extravagant
投掷
tóu zhì
  1. 1 to throw sth a long distance
  2. 2 to hurl
  3. 3 to throw at
  4. 4 to throw (dice etc)
  5. 5 to flip (a coin)
掷骰子
zhì tóu zi
  1. 1 to throw the dice
抛掷
pāo zhì
  1. 1 to throw
  2. 2 to cast

Idioms (3)

一掷千金
yī zhì qiān jīn
  1. 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
  2. 2 extravagant
千金一掷
qiān jīn yī zhì
  1. 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
  2. 2 extravagant
掷地有声
zhì dì yǒu shēng
  1. 1 lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating
  3. 3 to have substance

Sample Sentences

命运真是不公平。有钱人可以一掷千金，而底层的人再努力也只能拿最低工资。
mìngyùn zhēnshì bù gōngping 。yǒu qián rén kěyǐ yīzhìqiānjīn ，ér dǐcéng de rén zài nǔlì yě zhǐnéng ná zuìdī gōngzī 。
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