How to Say ‘To feel like throwing up’ in Traditional Chinese
想吐
xiǎng tǔ
[shyang tù]
💬 Usage Tip: 想 (xiǎng) here means "feel like" or "want to", not "think". So 想吐 is literally "want to vomit", which is how you say you're nauseous.
Phrase Breakdown
想
xiǎng
[shyang]
want to; would like to
Used to express desire or intention to do something.
我想多認識一些產業的人。
I want to get to know more people in the industry.
吐
tǔ
[tù]
to vomit; to throw up
Verb meaning to bring up food from the stomach; with 想 it means feeling nauseous.
我坐車會想吐。
I feel like throwing up when riding in a car.
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