扑

To throw oneself at in Chinese: 扑 (pū)

pū

to throw oneself at

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 撲1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to throw oneself at
  2. 2to pounce on
  3. 3to devote one's energies
  4. 4to flap
  5. 5to flutter
  6. 6to dab
  7. 7to pat
  8. 8to bend over

Stroke order

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扑

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄨ

pū

ㄆ/ pㄨ/ u—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

扑

Simplified

撲

Traditional

Example sentences

See 扑 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 小狗一见到主人就扑了过去。

    xiǎo gǒu yí jiàn dào zhǔ rén jiù pū le guò qù。

    The puppy pounced over as soon as it saw its owner.

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Related words

扑克

pū kè

poker (game) (loanword)

红扑扑

hóng pū pū

red

扑面而来

pū miàn ér lái

lit. sth hits one in the face

铺

pù

variant of 铺

欺负

qī fu

to bully

奇妙

qí miào

fantastic

起点

qǐ diǎn

starting point

起诉

qǐ sù

to sue

恰当

qià dàng

appropriate

恰好

qià hǎo

as it turns out

恰恰

qià qià

exactly

前方

qián fāng

ahead

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