verb #9,020

Meanings

  1. 1 to anchor; to moor (a boat)
  2. 2 to park (a vehicle)
  3. 3 lake; marsh (noun usage)

Examples

Chuán bó zài gǎngkǒu.
The boat is moored in the harbor.
Zhèlǐ kěyǐ bóchē ma?
Can I park here?
Liángsān Pō shì Shuǐhǔzhuàn zhōng de dìmíng.
Liangshan Marsh is a place name in Water Margin.

Tips

usage
has two pronunciations: bó (to moor, to park) and pō (lake, as in 湖泊 húpō and ). (bóchē, to park) is more common in Cantonese-speaking areas and Hong Kong.
memory
(water radical) + (white). Picture a white boat resting on calm water — moored in place.

In Pop Culture

Liángsān Pō
Liangshan Marsh
Legendary outlaw hideout in the classic novel Water Margin

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