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抛锚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

抛锚 Usage and Examples

drop anchor

break down

汽车抛锚了,我们只得让人拖走.

The car broke down and we had to get somebody to give us a tow.

船在离岩岸两英里处抛锚停泊。

The ship lay at anchor two miles off the rocky coast.

The characters in 抛锚

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
抛
pāo7throw, abandon, cast aside
锚
máo13boat anchor

More words starting with 抛

  • pāo抛xià下abandon, drop
  • pāo抛le了threw, tossed
  • pāo抛guāng光polish, polishing
  • pāo抛guāng光le了polished, has been polished
  • pāo抛rù入throw in, cast into
  • pāo抛chū出throw, raise
  • pāo抛dào到throw to, toss to
  • pāo抛dào到le了threw to, tossed to
  • pāo抛dào到le了nǎo脑hòu后put out of mind, forget about it
  • pāo抛dào到nǎo脑hòu后Forget about it, Put it behind you
  • pāo抛què却discard or abandon
  • pāo抛què却le了abandoned, discarded

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Questions about 抛锚

What does 抛锚 mean in Chinese?

抛锚 (pāo máo) means “drop anchor, break down”.

How do you pronounce 抛锚?

抛锚 is pronounced pāo máo in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “drop anchor” in Chinese?

“drop anchor” is 抛锚 (pāo máo) in Chinese.

How is 抛锚 used in a sentence?

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

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