Chinese word

抛

Pronunciation

Pinyinpāo

Meaning

  • verbthrow

Example

我把石子抛进水里。wǒ bǎ shí zǐ pāo jìn shuǐ lǐ

I threw the pebble into the water.

Illustration for 抛 (throw)

More examples

孩子把球抛给朋友。hái zi bǎ qiú pāo gěi péng yǒu

The child threw the ball to a friend.

Core concept

An object leaves the hand and travels outward, whether released lightly or driven with force.

Common phrases

  • 抛进pāo jìn

    throw into

  • 抛出pāo chū

    throw out

  • 抛给pāo gěi

    throw to

Similar words

扔rēng: Throwing an object using a natural, everyday movement of the hand or arm.
丢diū: Ending up without an object because it has been lost or misplaced.
投tóu: Hurling an object toward the front with physical force.
掷zhì: Throwing an object held in the hand with forceful intent in formal or written language.

Definition in Chinese

把物体用力或轻抛的方式从手中或原处投出，强调抛出这一动作本身的动词。bǎ wù tǐ yòng lì huò qīng pāo de fāng shì cóng shǒu zhōng huò yuán chù tóu chū qiáng diào pāo chū zhè yí dòng zuò běn shēn de dòng cí

Word origin

抛 (pāo, "throw") contains 扌 (shǒu, "hand"), linking its written form to the hand action of sending something away.

Usage tips

  • Chinese also extends this verb beyond physical objects when something is abandoned or set aside, so its meaning depends on whether the context is literal or figurative.

Other meanings

  • tossverb
  • hurlverb

Opposites

  • 接住jiē zhùcatchverb
  • 拾起shí qǐpick upverb

Related words

  • 抛弃pāo qìabandonverb
  • 抛掷pāo zhìthrowverb
  • 抛物线pāo wù xiànparabolanoun

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