to spread out, to lay down
Animated Stroke Order 铺
Stroke Order Diagrams 铺

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HSK Vocabulary: 铺
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 铺 is used in context
1
tā他
de的
chuáng床
pù铺
zhěng整
lǐ理
dé得
hěn很
gān干
jìng净
。
His bed is neatly made.
2
gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
wèi为
dào道
lù路
pū铺
lù路
。
Workers are paving the road.
3
zhè这
tiáo条
jiē街
xīn新
kāi开
le了
yì一
jiā家
diàn店
pù铺
。
A new shop opened on this street.
4
wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
wò卧
pù铺
piào票
。
I bought a sleeper ticket.
5
cháng长
tú途
lǚ旅
xíng行
shí时
,
wò卧
pù铺
bǐ比
yìng硬
zuò座
shū舒
fú服
duō多
le了
。
During long-distance travel, a sleeper is much more comfortable than a hard seat.
6
wèi为
le了
jié节
shěng省
shí时
jiān间
,
tā他
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
yè夜
jiān间
wò卧
pù铺
liè列
chē车
,
zhè这
yàng样
jì既
néng能
xiū休
xī息
yòu又
néng能
gǎn赶
lù路
。
To save time, he chose a night sleeper train, which allows him to rest while traveling.
7
gōng工
rén人
zài在
lù路
shàng上
pū铺
lù路
。
Workers are paving the road.
8
xué学
xí习
hǎo好
jī基
chǔ础
zhī知
shí识
shì是
wèi为
wèi未
lái来
pū铺
lù路
。
Learning basic knowledge well paves the way for the future.
9
zhè这
cì次
hé合
zuò作
de的
chéng成
gōng功
wèi为
shuāng双
fāng方
jìn进
yí一
bù步
hé合
zuò作
pū铺
píng平
le了
dào道
lù路
。
The success of this cooperation has paved the way for further collaboration between both parties.
Information
Traditional鋪
Radical钅
Strokes12
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1916
Zhuyinㄆㄨˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+94FA
CangjieICIJB
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality