HSK 6 · Emotions

唾弃 tuòqì “to spurn” in Chinese

Traditional 唾棄

What 唾弃 means

  1. to spurn
  2. to despise
  3. to disdain

How to say 唾弃

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale唾tuò4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale弃qì4th tone, falling

唾弃 in a sentence

  1. 不讲信用的人会被大家唾弃。

    Bù jiǎng xìnyòng de rén huì bèi dàjiā tuòqì.

    People who don’t keep their word will be scorned by everyone.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这种浪费食物的行为应该被唾弃。

    Zhè zhǒng làngfèi shíwù de xíngwéi yīnggāi bèi tuòqì.

    Wasting food like this deserves to be condemned.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 唾弃 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 唾 (tuò) with each of its parts in a different colour
唾tuòsaliva
  • 口mouth · kǒuMeaning part
  • 垂to hang · chuíSound part

口 hints at the meaning (mouth); 垂 (chuí) hints at the sound. Compare it with tuò.

The character 弃 (qì) with each of its parts in a different colour
弃qìto abandon
  • 亠lid · tóu
  • 厶private · sī
  • 廾two hands · gǒng

How to write 唾弃

唾 11 strokes · 弃 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

唾弃 (tuòqì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 唾弃 (tuòqì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 唾弃

Words with 弃

放弃fàngqì · to renounce抛弃pāoqì · to abandon

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

思念sīniàn · to miss叹气tànqì · to sigh陶醉táozuì · to be intoxicated (by)体谅tǐliàng · to be understanding惋惜wǎnxī · to regret畏惧wèijù · to fear为难wéinán · to make things difficult (for)无动于衷wúdòngyúzhōng · unmoved

FAQs

唾弃 (tuòqì) means “to spurn” or “to despise”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tuòqì: tuò with a 4th tone, then qì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 唾弃 is written 唾棄. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tuoqi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 唾弃 from the suggestions. Typing tuoqi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
唾弃 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.