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投案 Pronunciation and Pinyin

投案 Usage and Examples

Surrender

Turn oneself in

他逃跑一周后向警方投案自首了。

After a week on the run he gave himself up to the police.

梅金说库姆斯先生是自己主动去投案的。

Makin said Mr. Coombes had gone to the police of his own volition.

The characters in 投案

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
投
tóu7throw, cast, or invest
案
àn10case, desk, plan

More words starting with 投

  • tóu投xià下drop, cast
  • tóu投le了chū出qu去threw it out, cast it out
  • tóu投le了jìn进qu去put it in, threw it in
  • tóu投chǎn产Go into production, Start operation
  • tóu投bǎo保rén人policyholder, applicant
  • tóu投rù入invest, devote
  • tóu投rù入bù不zú足underinvestment, insufficient input
  • tóu投rù入yǔ与chǎn产chū出input and output, inputs and outputs
  • tóu投rù入le了invested, devoted
  • tóu投rù入shǐ使yòng用put into use, brought into use
  • tóu投rù入qí其zhōng中get involved, dive in
  • tóu投rù入dào到invest in, devote to

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Questions about 投案

What does 投案 mean in Chinese?

投案 (tóu àn) means “Surrender, Turn oneself in”.

How do you pronounce 投案?

投案 is pronounced tóu àn in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Surrender” in Chinese?

“Surrender” is 投案 (tóu àn) in Chinese.

How is 投案 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 投案, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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