锚栓

錨栓
máoshuān
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 anchor bolt
  2. 2 expansion bolt
  3. 3 wall anchor

Examples

HSK 5
Zhèzhǒng máoshuān néng chéngshòu jǐbǎi gōngjīn de lālì.
This kind of anchor bolt can hold several hundred kilograms of pull.
HSK 7-9
Guà zhòngwù qián xiān zài qiángshàng dǎ máoshuān.
Drive in anchor bolts on the wall before hanging anything heavy.

Tips

memory
锚 is the same character as the 锚 in 船锚 (ship's anchor); the metaphor is identical to English: a bolt that 'anchors' itself in masonry. 栓 means 'bolt; plug' (also seen in 血栓, blood clot).

Stroke Order

锚 máo
栓 shuān