抛锚 pāomáo to break down Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 抛锚 拋錨 pāo//máo to break down verb + noun (of a car or other vehicle) To stop moving because of a mechanical failure. 他说车子抛锚了。 tā shuō chēzi pāo máo le. He said the car broke down. to drop anchor To drop an anchor into the water to keep a ship or boat steady. to stall (metaphorical) For an activity or process to come to a sudden halt or be interrupted. Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 2.59 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.12 per million Cross-References Same as 下锚 xiàmáo Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
抛锚 拋錨 pāo//máo to break down verb + noun (of a car or other vehicle) To stop moving because of a mechanical failure. 他说车子抛锚了。 tā shuō chēzi pāo máo le. He said the car broke down. to drop anchor To drop an anchor into the water to keep a ship or boat steady. to stall (metaphorical) For an activity or process to come to a sudden halt or be interrupted. Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 2.59 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.12 per million Cross-References Same as 下锚 xiàmáo Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
