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抛
拋
pāo
1. to throw
2. to toss
3. to fling
4. to cast
5. to abandon
Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

抛
pāo
to abandon, to throw away; to fling, to toss
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

抛下
pāoxià
to throw down
抛光
pāoguāng
to polish
抛出
pāochū
to toss
抛却
pāoquè
to discard
抛售
pāoshòu
to dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)
抛射
pāoshè
to throw
抛撒
pāosǎ
to sprinkle
抛掷
pāozhì
to throw
抛散
pāosàn
to scatter
抛弃
pāoqì
to abandon
HSK 6
抛洒
pāosǎ
to drip
抛空
pāokōng
to sell short (i.e. to sell future assets)
抛脸
pāoliǎn
to lose face
抛荒
pāohuāng
to lie idle (of arable land)
抛补
pāobǔ
cover (i.e. insurance against loss in financial deals)
抛费
pāofèi
to waste
抛锚
pāomáo
to drop anchor
抛开
pāokāi
to throw out
抛离
pāolí
to desert
抛体
pāotǐ
projectile

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,691
Word Frequency Rank
4,424 of 84,292

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