throw; cast; discard
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to throw; to cast; to fling
Can be used for literal throwing of objects (balls, stones) or figurative discarding of abstract things (time, opportunities). More formal than 扔.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
xuě雪
dì地
lǐ里
pāo抛
zhì掷
xuě雪
qiú球
。
The children were throwing snowballs in the snow.
Tā他
xiàng向
hé河
lǐ里
pāo抛
zhì掷
le了
yī一
kuài块
shí石
tou头
。
He threw a stone into the river.
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Mò莫
bǎ把
nián年
huá华
qīng轻
pāo抛
zhì掷
。
Do not lightly cast away your years.
Jìn禁
zhǐ止
cóng从
gāo高
chù处
pāo抛
zhì掷
zá杂
wù物
。
Throwing objects from high places is strictly prohibited.
Tā他
men们
pāo抛
zhì掷
yìng硬
bì币
lái来
jué决
dìng定
shuí谁
xiān先
kāi开
shǐ始
。
They tossed a coin to decide who would start first.