抛锚 (pāo máo): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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抛锚
抛锚 (pāo máo): To drop anchor (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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抛 • pāo • to throw, to toss, to discard • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
pāo
抛
to throw, to toss, to discard
锚 • máo • anchor
máo
锚
anchor
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More common words that include characters from 抛锚.
Words with
抛
抛弃
pāo qì
throw away; abandon; forsake
抛光
pāo guāng
polish; buff
抛售
pāo shòu
sell off (stocks/goods) at low prices
抛开
pāo kāi
to throw out
抛头露面
pāo tóu lù miàn
appear in public (often reluctantly or inappropriately)
Words with
锚
起锚
qǐ máo
to weigh anchor
铁锚
tiě máo
iron anchor
锚点
máo diǎn
anchor point
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Example Sentences with 抛锚
chuán
船
zài
在
gǎng
港
kǒu
口
pāo
抛
máo
锚
tíng
停
kào
靠
。
The ship dropped anchor and docked at the port.
chuán
船
zhǎng
长
mìng
命
lìng
令
shuǐ
水
shǒu
手
pāo
抛
máo
锚
。
wèi
为
le
了
duǒ
躲
bì
避
fēng
风
bào
暴
，
tā
他
men
们
jué
The captain ordered the sailors to drop anchor.
决
dìng
定
zài
在
fù
附
jìn
近
pāo
抛
máo
锚
。
To avoid the storm, they decided to drop anchor nearby.
