抛锚

拋錨
pāomáo
  1. to drop anchor
  2. (fig.) (of a car etc) to break down

CEDICT

  1. (of a ship or boat) to drop the anchor; to anchor
  2. (of a vehicle) to become stationary due to failing to function; to stall
  3. to become stationary due to failing to function; to stall
  4. to drop the anchor; to anchor

Wiktionary

  1. 将锚投入水中，使船停泊。
  2. 车辆发生故障，无法行驶。
  3. 比喻进行中的事情因故停止。

重編國語辭典

  1. 将锚投入水中，使船停泊
  2. 车辆发生故障，无法行驶
  3. 进行中的事情因故停止

維基詞典

Examples

车抛锚了。

The car broke down.

The car has broken down.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 抛 pāo
  1. to throw
  2. to toss
  3. to fling
  4. to cast
  5. to abandon
2 锚 máo anchor

Related entries

下锚 xiàmáo to drop anchor
抛下锚 pāoxiàmáo to drop anchor
碇泊 dìngbó
  1. to moor
  2. to drop anchor
出毛病 chūmáobìng
  1. a problem appears
  2. to break down
宿舍里的暖气系统出毛病了。

Our dorm's heating system isn't working properly.

Source: Tatoeba

破裂 pòliè
  1. to burst; to rupture
  2. (of a relationship etc) to break down
和談再次破裂了。

The peace talks failed again.

Source: Tatoeba

分解 fēnjiě
  1. to resolve
  2. to decompose
  3. to break down
累垮 lèikuǎ
  1. to collapse
  2. to be worn out
  3. to break down
坏 huài
  1. bad
  2. spoiled
  3. broken
  4. to break down
  5. (suffix) to the utmost
你是个坏孩子。

You're a bad child.

Source: Tatoeba