抛锚
pāo máo
Pinyin

Definition

抛锚
 - 
pāo máo
  1. to drop anchor
  2. to break down (of a car etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

抛
pāo
  1. 1 to throw
  2. 2 to toss
  3. 3 to fling
  4. 4 to cast
  5. 5 to abandon
抛弃
pāo qì
  1. 1 to abandon
  2. 2 to discard
  3. 3 to renounce
  4. 4 to dump (sb)
抛下
pāo xià
  1. 1 to throw down
  2. 2 to dump
  3. 3 to abandon
  4. 4 thrown down
抛光
pāo guāng
  1. 1 to polish
  2. 2 to burnish
抛出
pāo chū
  1. 1 to toss
  2. 2 to throw out
抛却
pāo què
  1. 1 to discard
抛售
pāo shòu
  1. 1 to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)
抛洒
pāo sǎ
  1. 1 to drip
  2. 2 to flow out
  3. 3 to sprinkle
抛物线
pāo wù xiàn
  1. 1 parabola
抛锚
pāo máo
  1. 1 to drop anchor
  2. 2 to break down (of a car etc)
抛开
pāo kāi
  1. 1 to throw out
  2. 2 to get rid of
抛媚眼
pāo mèi yǎn
  1. 1 to throw amorous or flirtatious glances at sb (esp. of a woman)
抛射
pāo shè
  1. 1 to throw
  2. 2 to shoot
抛撒
pāo sǎ
  1. 1 to sprinkle
抛掷
pāo zhì
  1. 1 to throw
  2. 2 to cast
抛砖
pāo zhuān
  1. 1 to get the ball rolling (abbr. for 拋磚引玉|抛砖引玉[pāo zhuān yǐn yù])
抛空
pāo kōng
  1. 1 to short-sell (finance)
抛离
pāo lí
  1. 1 to desert
  2. 2 to leave
  3. 3 to forsake
抛头露面
pāo tóu lòu miàn
  1. 1 to show your face in public (derog.)
起锚
qǐ máo
  1. 1 to weigh anchor

Idioms (1)

抛砖引玉
pāo zhuān yǐn yù
  1. 1 lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attract others' interest or suggestions by putting forward one's own modest ideas to get the ball rolling

Sample Sentences

喊“救命”干嘛？只是车子抛锚。
hǎn “jiùmìng ”gànmá ？zhǐshì chēzi pāomáo 。
Why are you shouting "Save us!"? The car has just broken down that's all.
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车子抛锚，还是需要人救我们啊！
chēzi pāomáo ，háishì xūyào rén jiù wǒmen ā ！
But we still need someone to help us given that our car has broken down!
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车子抛锚不会死。
chēzi pāomáo bùhuì sǐ 。
We won't die from a break down.
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