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抛锚

pāo máo

2-character word Traditional 拋錨

What 抛锚 means

1. to drop anchor
2. (fig.) (of a car etc) to break down

The characters in 抛锚

• 抛pāoto throw; to toss; to fling
• 锚máoanchor

Example sentences

• 车抛锚了。
  The car broke down.
• 我们的昨晚车抛锚了。
  Wǒmen de zuówǎn chē pāomáo le.
  Our car broke down last night.
• 总重量过大，导致卡车抛锚。
  Their combined weight was too much and caused the truck to break down.