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抛

pāo · pao

Traditional 拋

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to throw
  2. to toss
  3. to fling
  4. to cast
  5. to abandon
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Toss a coin

  1. Dengdeng

    今晚(jīnwǎn)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)，还是(háishi)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)散步(sànbù)？

    Tonight, watch a movie or go for a walk in the park?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)都(dōu)行(xíng)，你(nǐ)来(lái)决定(juédìng)吧(ba)。

    Either is fine with me. You decide.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)都(dōu)行(xíng)。要不(yàobù)抛(pāo)硬币(yìngbì)？

    Either is fine with me too. How about tossing a coin?

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，正面(zhèngmiàn)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)，反面(fǎnmiàn)散步(sànbù)。

    OK. Heads we watch a movie, tails we take a walk.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)抛(pāo)了(le)！哎呀(āiyā)，抛(pāo)得(de)太(tài)高(gāo)，掉进(diàojìn)草(cǎo)里(lǐ)了(le)。

    I’m tossing! Oops, I tossed it too high and it fell into the grass.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)找(zhǎo)硬币(yìngbì)，这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)散步(sànbù)。

    Then we look for the coin first. That’s a walk.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)不(bú)会(huì)抛(pāo)下(xià)落(luò)难(nàn)的(de)朋(péng)友(yǒu)不(bù)管(guǎn)。

He could not forsake his friend in trouble.

Tatoeba: Chinese by biglion · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

裁(cái)判(pàn)抛(pāo)硬(yìng)币(bì)来(lái)决(jué)定(dìng)谁(shuí)来(lái)开(kāi)球(qiú)。

The coin toss decides who will kick off the match.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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