抛锚 (拋錨)
pāo máo
Pinyin
Definition
抛锚 (拋錨)
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- to drop anchor
- to break down (of a car etc)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (1)
抛砖引玉
- 1 lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
- 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。
Why are you shouting "Save us!"? The car has just broken down that's all.
车子抛锚,还是需要人救我们啊!
But we still need someone to help us given that our car has broken down!
车子抛锚不会死。
We won't die from a break down.