铺 - pū - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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鋪 (铺)

pū

Definition

to spread
to extend
to unfold
to pave
to lay
to display
to set up
(old) holder for door-knocker

Other pronunciations

pù

plank bed
place to sleep
shop
store
(old) relay station

Character Decomposition

Related words (24)

鋪敘

pū xù

to explain all the details; complete narrative

鋪墊

pū diàn

to spread out bedding; bedcover

to spread out

to spread out (material); to pave (the way, a road etc)

鋪床

pū chuáng

to make a bed; to lay bedding

鋪張

pū zhāng

ostentation; extravagance

to arrange

to display (goods); to dispose of

鋪攤

pū tan

to spread out; to display; to lay out a vendor's stall

to display

to make a bed; to lay bedding

鋪蓋

pū gài

to spread evenly over

bedding; bedclothes

to pave

patch of cloth

to lay (railroad tracks, carpet, pipeline); to install (wiring, cable); to construct (road, concrete slab)

鋪路

pū lù

to pave (with paving stones); to lay a road; to give a present to sb to ensure success

to lay railway track

to arrange; to spread out; to narrate in detail; to describe at great length; to elaborate

paving; pavement

holder for door knocker

bedroll

to pack and quit; to be sacked

捲鋪蓋走人

juǎn pū gài zǒu rén

to pack one's things and leave

Idioms (2)

鋪天蓋地

pū tiān gài dì

(lit.) hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering; omnipresent; of universal importance

鋪張浪費

pū zhāng làng fèi

extravagance and waste (idiom)

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