pūxù

铺叙

Word · VerbTraditional鋪敘

narrate in detail; elaborate

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to narrate in detail; to elaborate (in writing)

formal

Commonly used in literary criticism and formal writing to describe detailed narration of events or facts. Often appears in discussions of narrative techniques.

Zuò作
zhě者
pū铺
xù叙
le了
zhǔ主
rén人
gōng公
de的
chéng成
zhǎng长
jīng经
lì历
 。

The author elaborated on the protagonist's growth experience.

Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
xiáng详
xì细
pū铺
xù叙
le了
dāng当
shí时
de的
lì历
shǐ史
bèi背
jǐng景
 。

This article detailed the historical background of that time.

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Xiǎo小
shuō说
yòng用
dà大
liàng量
piān篇
fú幅
pū铺
xù叙
le了
yàn宴
huì会
chǎng场
jǐng景
 。

The novel used extensive space to elaborate on the banquet scene.