铺
路

To pave (with paving stones) in Chinese: 铺路 (pū lù)

pū lù

to pave (with paving stones)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 鋪路1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to pave (with paving stones)
  2. 2to lay a road
  3. 3(fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth)
  4. 4to give a present to sb to ensure success

Stroke order

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铺
路

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄨ

pū

ㄆ/ pㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄌㄨˋ

lù

ㄌ/ lㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

铺路

Simplified

鋪路

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 工人们正在给这条新街铺路。

    gōng rén men zhèng zài gěi zhè tiáo xīn jiē pū lù。

    The workers are paving this new street.

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Related words

路

lù

road

铺

pù

variant of 铺

迷路

mí lù

to lose the way

一路

yī lù

the whole journey

路口

lù kǒu

crossing

路上

lù shang

on the road

马路

mǎ lù

street

走路

zǒu lù

to walk

道路

dào lù

road

公路

gōng lù

highway

路边

lù biān

curb

问路

wèn lù

to ask for directions

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