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HSK 6Character · Verb · Measure wordTraditional鋪

spread out; lay flat

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to spread out; lay flat

Can be used for physical objects or abstract concepts.

Qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
pū铺
yī一
xià下
chuáng床
 。

Please help me make the bed.

Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
pū铺
tiě铁
guǐ轨
 。

The workers are laying the railway tracks.

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Tā她
bǎ把
bèi被
rù褥
pū铺
zài在
chuáng床
shàng上
 。

She spread the quilt and bedding on the bed.

Zhè这
tiáo条
dào道
lù路
bèi被
pū铺
de得
shí十
fēn分
píng平
zhěng整
 。

This road has been paved very smoothly.

Tā他
de的
xù叙
shù述
píng平
pū铺
zhí直
xù叙
 ,
méi没
yǒu有
qǐ起
fú伏
 。

His narration is straightforward without any ups and downs.

2.

measure word

used for kang beds

dialect

Only used in dialect for counting kang beds.

Zhè这
ge个
nóng农
jiā家
yuàn院
yǒu有
yī一
pū铺
kàng炕
 。

This farmhouse has one kang bed.

Wǒ我
men们
cūn村
měi每
jiā家
dōu都
yǒu有
liǎng两
sān三
pū铺
kàng炕
 。

Every family in our village has two or three kang beds.