掷 zhì

throw, hurl, cast, fling

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DEFINITIONS

  • throw, hurl, cast, fling
  • to toss
  • to throw dice
  • Taiwan pr. [zhi2]

STROKES

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WORDS

投掷 tóu zhì
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to throw sth a long distance; to hurl; to throw at; to throw (dice etc); to flip (a coin)
孤注一掷 gū zhù yī zhì to stake all on one throw
一掷千金 yī zhì qiān jīn lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly; extravagant
抛掷 pāo zhì to throw; to cast
掷地有声 zhì dì yǒu shēng lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom); fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating; to have substance
千金一掷 qiān jīn yī zhì lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly; extravagant
掷筊 zhì jiǎo poe divination, a traditional Chinese divination method where a pair of crescent-shaped wooden or bamboo blocks is thrown on the ground, with the positions of the blocks determining the divine answer
掷色 zhì shǎi to throw the dice
掷还 zhì huán please return (an item sent in the mail)
掷骰子 zhì tóu zi to throw the dice
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