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铺

pū · pu/pù · pu

Traditional 鋪 / 舖

HSK 6

Meaning

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pū 鋪

  1. to spread
  2. to display
  3. to set up
  4. (old) holder for door-knocker

pù 鋪

  1. plank bed
  2. place to sleep
  3. shop
  4. store
  5. (old) relay station

pù 舖

  1. variant of 鋪 / 铺 (pù)
  2. store
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The picnic mat

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)块(kuài)草地(cǎodì)不错(bùcuò)，我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)垫子(diànzi)铺(pū)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)吧(ba)。

    This lawn is nice. Let us spread the mat here.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)来(lái)铺(pū)，你(nǐ)拿(ná)吃的(chīde)。

    OK, I will spread it. You carry the food.

  3. Dengdeng

    铺(pū)平(píng)一点(yīdiǎn)，不然(bùrán)坐着(zuòzhe)不(bù)舒服(shūfu)。

    Spread it flat, or it will be uncomfortable to sit on.

  4. Liangliang

    铺(pū)好(hǎo)了(le)，你看(nǐkàn)，很(hěn)平(píng)！

    It is spread. Look, very flat!

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)把(bǎ)垫子(diànzi)铺(pū)在(zài)蚂蚁窝(mǎyǐwō)上(shàng)了(le)！

    But you spread the mat on an ant nest!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)蚂蚁(mǎyǐ)要(yào)和(hé)我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)吃饭(chīfàn)了(le)。

    Then the ants will eat with us.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)把(bǎ)干(gān)净(jìng)的(de)床(chuáng)单(dān)铺(pū)在(zài)床(chuáng)上(shang)。

She put clean sheets on the bed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)在(zài)她(tā)的(de)床(chuáng)上(shang)铺(pū)了(le)床(chuáng)单(dān)。

She put sheets on her bed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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