Meaning of tóu:
投
to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot); to cast (a glance, a shadow etc); to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine); to send (a letter, a manuscript etc); to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide); to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of; (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
Tā zài bǐsài zhōng tóu chūle yīgè wánměi de qǔxiàn qiú.
她在比赛中投出了一个完美的曲线球。
She threw a perfect curveball in the game.
Měi wèi gōngmín yǒu quán qù tóupiào.
每位公民有权去投票。
Every citizen has the right to cast a vote.
Tā xiàng chuāngwài tóu qù le yī piē.
他向窗外投去了一瞥。
He cast a glance out the window.
Tā juédìng xiàng zhège xiàngmù tóurù zījīn.
他决定向这个项目投入资金。
He decided to invest money into this project.
Tā bǎ xìn tóu jìn yóuxiāng lǐ.
他把信投进邮箱里。
He sent the letter into the mailbox.
Wèi le wǎnjiù shēngmìng, tā yǒnggǎn de tóu shēn yú lěng shuǐ zhōng.
为了挽救生命，他勇敢地投身于冷水中。
To save a life, he bravely threw himself into the cold water.
Hóngshuǐ lái xí shí, cūnmínmen juédìng xiàng nánfāng de shānzhōng miàoyǔ tóukào.
洪水来袭时，村民们决定向南方的山中庙宇投靠。
When the flood struck, the villagers decided to seek refuge in a mountainside temple to the south.
Tā kāishǐ tóu yīfu, zhǔnbèi xǐ yīfu le.
她开始投衣服，准备洗衣服了。
She started rinsing the clothes, getting ready to wash them.
