crawl; creep; lie prostrate
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to crawl; to creep
Describes moving with the body close to the ground, often in a military or urgent context.
Shì士
bīng兵
men们
zài在
cǎo草
cóng丛
zhōng中
pú匍
fú匐
qián前
jìn进
。
The soldiers crawled forward through the grass.
Wèi为
le了
bù不
bèi被
fā发
xiàn现
，
tā他
pú匍
fú匐
kào靠
jìn近
mù目
biāo标
。
To avoid being discovered, he crept close to the target.
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Pú匍
fú匐
bēn奔
sāng丧
，
xíng形
róng容
gǎn赶
huí回
qù去
liào料
lǐ理
sāng丧
shì事
fēi非
cháng常
cōng匆
máng忙
jí急
qiè切
。
Rushing back to attend a funeral, describes hurrying to handle funeral affairs.
verb
to lie prostrate; to sprawl
Describes lying flat with the body against a surface, either for rest or due to the nature of something (like certain plants).
Hái孩
zi子
men们
pú匍
fú匐
zài在
kàng炕
shàng上
huà画
huà画
r儿
。
The children were sprawled on the kang, drawing pictures.
Yǒu有
xiē些
zhí植
wù物
de的
jīng茎
pú匍
fú匐
zài在
dì地
miàn面
shàng上
。
The stems of some plants creep along the ground.
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Xiǎo小
gǒu狗
pú匍
fú匐
zài在
zhǔ主
rén人
jiǎo脚
biān边
shuì睡
jiào觉
。
The puppy lay prostrate at its owner's feet, sleeping.