抛锚 拋錨 pāo máo ㄆㄠ ㄇㄠˊ paau1 naau4

  • to drop anchor
  • (fig.) (of a car etc) to break down

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Example sentences

  • 车 車 ( chē ce1 ) 抛锚 拋錨 ( pāo máo paau1 naau4 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    The car broke down.

  • 我们 我們 ( wǒ men ngo5 mun4 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 昨晚 ( zuó wǎn zok6 maan5 ) 车 車 ( chē ce1 ) 抛锚 拋錨 ( pāo máo paau1 naau4 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    Our car broke down last night.

  • 总重 總重 ( zǒng zhòng zung2 cung5 ) 量 ( liáng loeng4 ) 过 過 ( guò gwo3 ) 大 ( dà daai6 ), 导致 導致 ( dǎo zhì dou6 zi3 ) 卡车 卡車 ( kǎ chē kaa1 ce1 ) 抛锚 拋錨 ( pāo máo paau1 naau4 )。

    Their combined weight was too much and caused the truck to break down.

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