擲 zhì

throw (down), hurl, cast, fling

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

一擲千金 yī zhì qiān jīn lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly; extravagant
千金一擲 qiān jīn yī zhì lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly; extravagant
孤注一擲 gū zhù yī zhì to stake all on one throw
投擲 tóu zhì to throw sth a long distance; to hurl; to throw at; to throw (dice etc); to flip (a coin)
拋擲 pāo zhì to throw; to cast
擲地有聲 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
擲筊 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
擲色 zhì shǎi to throw the dice
擲還 zhì huán please return (an item sent in the mail)
擲骰子 zhì tóu zi to throw the dice
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