吐

tǔ

to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 6

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吐

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吐
  • 吐tùto vomitB6
  • 呕吐ǒutùto vomitB7
  • 吐槽tǔcáo(coll.) to complain humorouslyB7
  • 吞吞吐吐tūntūntǔtǔto hum and haw (idiom)B7

See it in sentences

他把水吐了出来。

He spat the water out.

别把东西吐地上。

Do not spit things on the ground.