抛锚

拋錨

pāomáo

verb #12,443

Meanings

1 to drop anchor
2 (of a vehicle) to break down

Characters

to throw; to toss

Examples

HSK 3

我的车在高速公路上抛锚了。

Wǒ de chē zài gāosù gōnglù shàng pāomáo le.

My car broke down on the highway.

HSK 7-9

船在港口抛锚停泊。

Chuán zài gǎngkǒu pāomáo tíngbó.

The ship dropped anchor and moored at the port.

Tips

usage

In everyday speech, 抛锚 almost always means a car or machine breaking down, not literally dropping an anchor. It's a very common colloquial expression.

Stroke Order

抛 pāo

锚 máo