Chinese word dictionary

抛砖

pāo zhuān · to get the ball rolling (abbr. for 拋磚引玉|抛砖引玉[pao1 zhuan1 yin3 yu4])

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Word information

Simplified抛砖

Traditional拋磚

Pinyinpāo zhuān

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Character breakdown

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抛pāo

to abandon, to throw away; to fling, to toss

砖zhuān

tile, brick

How to learn 抛砖

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抛pāo

to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon

砖zhuān

brick; tile (floor or wall, not roof); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; variant of 甎|砖[zhuan1]; variant of 磚|砖[zhuan1]

抛弃pāoqì

to abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb)

砖瓦zhuān wǎ

tiles and bricks