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投身
投身
(tóu shēn): Dedicate oneself to / Devote oneself to (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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投 • tóu • to throw, cast, or fling • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
tóu
投
to throw, cast, or fling
身 • shēn • body, person, oneself • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
shēn
身
body, person, oneself
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 投身.
Words with
投
投入
tóu rù
invest, put into
投资
tóu zī
invest
投掷
tóu zhì
throw; hurl; cast
投机
tóu jī
speculate; be opportunistic
投票
tóu piào
vote
投诉
tóu sù
complaint
投降
tóu xiáng
surrender; capitulate
投奔
tóu bèn
Flee to / Seek refuge with
Words with
身
身体
shēn tǐ
body; health
身边
shēn biān
at one's side
身高
shēn gāo
(a person's) height
全身
quán shēn
the whole body
健身房
jiàn shēn fáng
gym; fitness center
身份证
shēn fèn zhèng
identity card
健身
jiàn shēn
keep fit
自身
zì shēn
itself
4.
How to Use 投身 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
其中
tóu
投
shēn
身
qí
其
zhōng
中
neutral
throw oneself into it
Verb + Preposition
with
于
tóu
投
shēn
身
yú
于
Adverb + Verb
with
积极
jī
积
jí
极
tóu
投
shēn
身
Verb + Object
with
事业
tóu
投
shēn
身
shì
事
yè
业
5.
Example Sentences with 投身
tā
他
tóu
投
shēn
身
yú
于
xué
学
xí
习
formal
Written
devote oneself to
formal
actively devote oneself
formal
devote oneself to a career
zhōng
中
。
He devotes himself to studying.
tā
他
yì
毅
rán
然
tóu
投
shēn
身
yú
于
huán
环
bǎo
保
shì
事
yè
业
，
zhì
致
lì
力
yú
于
gǎi
改
shàn
善
quán
全
qiú
球
qì
气
hòu
候
wèn
问
tí
题
。
He resolutely dedicated himself to environmental protection, striving to improve global climate issues.
nǐ
你
wèi
为
shén
什
me
么
xuǎn
选
zé
择
tóu
投
shēn
身
yú
于
zhè
这
ge
个
chōng
充
mǎn
满
tiǎo
挑
zhàn
战
de
的
háng
行
yè
业
ne
呢
？
Why did you choose to devote yourself to this challenging industry?
tā
他
bìng
并
méi
没
yǒu
有
tóu
投
shēn
身
yú
于
jiā
家
zú
族
qǐ
企
yè
业
，
ér
而
shì
是
xuǎn
选
zé
择
zì
自
jǐ
己
chuàng
创
yè
业
。
He did not dedicate himself to the family business but chose to start his own venture instead.
wǒ
我
dǎ
打
suàn
算
tóu
投
shēn
身
jiàn
健
shēn
身
，
xiān
先
cóng
从
měi
每
zhōu
周
pǎo
跑
bù
步
sān
三
cì
次
kāi
开
shǐ
始
。
I plan to devote myself to fitness, starting with running three times a week.
