抛
Definitions
- 1. to throw
- 2. to toss
- 3. to fling
- 4. to cast
- 5. to abandon
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Collocations
抛 can mean 'to abandon' and is often used in formal or written contexts, such as 抛妻弃子 (to abandon one's wife and children).
Common mistakes
Note the difference between 抛 (pāo, to throw or abandon) and 抱 (bào, to hold or embrace). They look similar but have opposite meanings in some contexts.
Example Sentences
1 shown请把球 抛 给我。
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Words Containing 抛
to abandon
to throw out
to throw down
to drop anchor
to polish
to toss
to discard
to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)
to throw amorous or flirtatious glances at sb (esp. of a woman)
to throw
projectile
projectile
to sprinkle
to throw
to scatter; to disperse
to drip
parabola
paraboloid (geometry)
to entice an inexperienced man
lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
to short-sell (finance)
throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals)
to lose face
to lie idle (of arable land)
cover (i.e. insurance against loss in financial deals)
covered arbitrage
to waste
to drop anchor
to desert
to show your face in public (derog.)
projectile
hyperbolic paraboloid (math.)