抛砖(pāo zhuān)

2 charactersTrad. 拋磚

to get the ball rolling (abbr. for 抛砖引玉)

Character breakdown

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Word information

Pinyin
pāo zhuān
Meaning
to get the ball rolling (abbr. for 抛砖引玉)
HSK level
Characters
2
Traditional
拋磚

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