vomit; throw up; cough up (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
吐 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
秃 tū - bald; bare; barren (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
他吃了坏东西后感到恶心，开始吐了起来。 tā chī le huài dōngxi hòu gǎndào ěxīn, kāishǐ tǔ le qǐlái。 - After eating something bad, he felt nauseous and started vomiting.
他因为喝得太多，整个晚上都在吐。 tā yīnwèi hē dé tài duō, zhěnggè wǎnshàng dōu zài tǔ。 - He drank too much and spent the whole night vomiting.
小孩子常常因为旋转木马晕车而吐。 xiǎo háizi chángcháng yīnwèi xuánzhuàn mùmǎ yùnchē ér tǔ。 - Children often vomit because of motion sickness on merry-go-rounds.
在飞机上晕飞的人可能会吐。 zài fēijī shàng yùn fēi de rén kěnéng huì tǔ。 - People who get airsick on airplanes may vomit.
他看到血后就会感到恶心并吐。 tā kàndào xiě hòu jiù huì gǎndào ěxīn bìng tǔ。 - He feels nauseous and vomits upon seeing blood.
Phrases
呕吐 ǒu tù - vomit; throw up; retch (v.) | HSK 6
吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ - to hum and haw [idiom] () | HSK 6