扔下

rēngxià

verb #5,051

Meanings

1 to throw down
2 to abandon
3 to leave behind

Characters

to throw; to toss

down (direction complement)

Examples

他扔下书包就跑了。

Tā rēngxià shūbāo jiù pǎo le.

He threw down his backpack and ran off.

你不能扔下我一个人！

Nǐ bùnéng rēngxià wǒ yīgè rén!

You can't just leave me behind!

Tips

usage

扔下 can mean physically throwing something down, or figuratively abandoning/leaving someone behind.

Stroke Order

扔 rēng

下 xià