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吐

tǔ · tu/tù · tu

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Meaning

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tǔ 吐

  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 吐

  1. to vomit
  2. to throw up

In a sentence

2 examples
01

有(yǒu)点(diǎn)恶(ě)心(xīn)，但(dàn)是(shì)吐(tǔ)不(bu)出(chū)来(lái)。

I feel a little nauseous, but I'm unable to throw up.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by tinytina · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)随(suí)地(dì)吐(tǔ)痰(tán)，被(bèi)大(dà)家(jiā)批(pī)评(píng)了(le)一(yí)顿(dùn)。

He spat on the ground and was criticized by everyone.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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