Chinese Word: 抛 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

抛 (Trad.: 拋)HSK 6

Pinyin: pāo

English Definition: to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon

Chinese Definition:
①投，扔：抛掷。抛撒(亦作“抛洒”)。抛售。
②舍弃，丢下：抛弃。抛荒(任由土地荒芜，不继续耕种)。抛却。抛头露面。
③扔掷。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:无 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- ⿺ Surround from lower left
  - 九 [ jiǔ ] nine
  - 力 [ lì ] strength, power; capability, influence

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抛弃HSK 6	pāo qì	to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb)
抛售	pāo shòu	to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)
抛荒	pāo huāng	to lie idle (of arable land); fig. rusty because of lack of practice
抛锚	pāo máo	to drop anchor; to break down (of a car etc)
抛掷	pāo zhì	to throw; to cast

1		qǐng 请 bié 别 pāo qì 抛弃 wǒ 我。 Please don't abandon me.
2		tā 他 pāo qì 抛弃 le 了 yí qiè 一切 jìn jì 禁忌。 He cast aside all his inhibitions.
3		tā 他 zài 在 xì jù 戏剧 biǎo yǎn 表演 zhōng 中 pín fán 频繁 pāo qì 抛弃 hé 和 yāo qiú 要求 huàn 换 chǎng 场。 He frequently abandons and requests changes of scenes in theatrical performances.
4		qì chē 汽车 shā chē 刹车 pāo máo 抛锚 le 了， sù dù 速度 cóng 从 bā shí 八十 mǎ 码 jiàng 降 dào 到 le 了 líng 零。 The car brakes failed, and the speed dropped from 80 miles per hour to zero.
5		tā 她 zǎo yǐ 早已 pāo qì 抛弃 le 了 guò qù 过去 de 的 zāo gāo 糟糕 shēng huó 生活 fāng shì 方式， xiàn zài 现在 yǐ jīng 已经 lì zhì 立志 yào 要 guò 过 yì zhǒng 一种 jiàn kāng 健康 de 的 shēng huó 生活。 She has long abandoned her past unhealthy lifestyle and now has a desire to live a healthy life.

1		qǐng 请 bié 别 pāo qì 抛弃 wǒ 我。 Please don't abandon me.
2		tā 他 pāo qì 抛弃 le 了 yí qiè 一切 jìn jì 禁忌。 He cast aside all his inhibitions.
3		tā 他 zài 在 xì jù 戏剧 biǎo yǎn 表演 zhōng 中 pín fán 频繁 pāo qì 抛弃 hé 和 yāo qiú 要求 huàn 换 chǎng 场。 He frequently abandons and requests changes of scenes in theatrical performances.
4		qì chē 汽车 shā chē 刹车 pāo máo 抛锚 le 了， sù dù 速度 cóng 从 bā shí 八十 mǎ 码 jiàng 降 dào 到 le 了 líng 零。 The car brakes failed, and the speed dropped from 80 miles per hour to zero.
5		tā 她 zǎo yǐ 早已 pāo qì 抛弃 le 了 guò qù 过去 de 的 zāo gāo 糟糕 shēng huó 生活 fāng shì 方式， xiàn zài 现在 yǐ jīng 已经 lì zhì 立志 yào 要 guò 过 yì zhǒng 一种 jiàn kāng 健康 de 的 shēng huó 生活。 She has long abandoned her past unhealthy lifestyle and now has a desire to live a healthy life.