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

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.

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