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Hanzi

拋 / 抛

Traditional
拋
Simplified
抛

to throw/to toss/to fling/to cast/to abandon

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

pāo

Bopomofo

ㄆㄠ

Jyutping

paau1

Example sentences

拋 / 抛 pāo
他把球拋向空中。
他把球抛向空中。

He threw the ball into the air.

頭顱 / 头颅 tóulú
革命先烈為了國家的自由，不惜拋頭顱、灑熱血。
革命先烈为了国家的自由，不惜抛头颅、洒热血。

The revolutionary martyrs did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives for the country's freedom.

拋棄 / 抛弃 pāoqì
他不忍心拋棄那隻受傷的小貓。
他不忍心抛弃那只受伤的小猫。

He couldn't bear to abandon that injured kitten.

拋錨 / 抛锚 pāomáo
我的車在高速公路上拋錨了，所以遲到了。
我的车在高速公路上抛锚了，所以迟到了。

My car broke down on the highway, so I was late.

半路 bànlù
車子在半路拋錨了。
车子在半路抛锚了。

The car broke down halfway.

拋開 / 抛开 pāokāi
既然出來度假，就應該拋開工作的煩惱。
既然出来度假，就应该抛开工作的烦恼。

Since we're on vacation, we should set aside the worries of work.

Example Vocabulary

拋

pao1

to throw; to cast; to abandon

拋棄

pao1'qi4

to abandon; to discard

拋下

拋出

拋卻

pao1'que4

拋錨

pao1'mao2

to drop anchor; to break down (of a vehicle)

拋開

pao1'kai1

to set aside; to throw off; to abandon

拋光

pao1'guang1

拋售

pao1'shou4

拋媚眼

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