Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

tóujī 投机² ADJ agreeable, congenial, of the same mind 谈得很投机 tán de hěn tóujī have a most agreeable
conversation
tóupiào 投票 V cast a vote, vote
tóurù 投入 [comp: 投 throw + 入 enter] V put into, invest ■ 他们在孩子的教育上投入很多钱。Tāmen
zài háizi de jiàoyù shang tóurù hěn duō qián. They put lots of money into their children’s
education.
tóuxiáng 投降 V surrender, capitulate
tóuzhì 投掷 [comp: 投 throw + 掷 throw] V throw, hurl
tóuzī 投资 [v+obj: 投 put + 资 capital] V & N invest; investment 投资在一家合资企业 tóuzī zài yìjiā hézī qǐ yè
invest in a joint-venture / 投资的回报 tóuzī de huíbào return on an investment
tòu 透 I V penetrate, pass through ■ 月光透进房 间。Yuèguāng tòujìn fángjiān. Moonlight came into
the room. II ADJ thorough ■ 王老师把这个 语法问题讲得很透。Wáng lǎoshī bǎ zhège yǔfǎ wèntí
jiǎng de hěn tòu. Teacher Wang explained this grammar point thoroughly.
tòulù 透露 V let on about, leak, disclose
tòumíng 透明 [comp: 透 thorough + 明 clear, bright] ADJ transparent
tòumíngdù 透明度 N transparency
tū 秃 ADJ having no hair, bald
tū 突 ADJ protruding
tūchū 突出 [comp: 突 protrude + 出 out] I V give prominence, highlight, emphasize ■ 他在这篇 文章中
突出市场调查的重要性。Tā zài zhè piān wénzhāng zhōng tūchūle shìchǎng diàochá de
zhòngyàoxìng. In this article he emphasizes the importance of market research. II ADJ prominent,
conspicuous ■ 火车上只有他一个外国人，显得 很突出。Huǒchē shang zhǐyǒu tā yí ge
wàiguórén, xiǎnde hěn tūchū. He is the only foreigner on the train and is very conspicuous.
tūpò 突破 [modif: 突 sudden + 破 break] V & N break through, make a breakthrough; breakthrough
tūrán 突然 [suffix: 突 sudden + 然 adjectival suffix] ADJ & ADV sudden, suddenly ■ 突然发生这件 事，
我真不知道怎么办。Tūrán fāshēng zhè jiàn shì, wó zhēn bù zhīdào zěnme bàn. I really don’t
know what to do about this sudden incident.
tú 图 TRAD 圖 N picture, drawing, chart, diagram (张 zhāng) ■ 他画了一张图，说明这种药不同成 分
的比例。Tā huàle yì zhāng tú, shuōmíng zhè zhǒng yào bùtóng chéngfèn de bǐlì. He drew a chart
to show the proportion of the various ingredients in this medicine.
tú’àn 图案 N pattern, design
túshūguǎn 图书馆 [modif: 图书 books + 馆 building] N library (座 zuò) ■ 我们学校的图书馆 没有多
少中文书。Wǒmen xuéxiào de túshūguǎn méiyǒu duōshǎo Zhōngwén shū. The library in our
school doesn’t have many Chinese books.
tú 涂 TRAD 塗 V smear, spread on ■ 她在面包上涂 了一层黄油。Tā zài miànbāo shang túle yì céng
huángyóu. She spread butter on the bread.
tú 徒 N apprentice
túdì 徒弟 [comp: 徒 apprentice + 弟 younger brother] N apprentice, pupil
tú 途 N way, route
tújìng 途径 [comp: 途 way + 径 footpath] N way, road, path
tǔ 土 N soil, earth ■ 你鞋上怎么全是土？Nǐ xié shang zěnme quán shì tǔ? How come your shoes are
covered with dirt?
tǔdì 土地 [comp: 土 soil + 地 land] N land ■ 对农 民来说，最重要的资源是土地。Duì nóngmín lái
shōu, zuì zhòngyào de zīyuán shì tǔdì. To farmers, the most important resource is land.
tǔdòu 土豆 [modif: 土 soil + 豆 bean] N potato (只 zhī, 块 kuài) ■ “土豆烧牛肉”是一道有名的 西
菜。“Tǔdòu shāo niúròu” shì yí dào yǒumíng de xīcài. “Beef and potato stew” (or Hungarian
goulash) is a famous Western dish.
tǔrǎng 土壤 N soil 肥沃的土壤 fēiwò de tǔrǎng fertile soil
tǔ 吐 V spit, exhale ■ 她吓得半天才吐出一口气。 Tā xià de bàntiān cái tǔ chū yì kǒu qì. She was so
terrified that she held her breath.
tù 吐 V vomit ■ 他酒喝得太多，吐了。Tā jiǔ hē de tài duō, tù le. He vomited because he drank too