Chinese Word: 铺 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

铺 (Trad.: 舖, 鋪)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 金

Pictophonetic:甫 indicates the sound; 钅 (money) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 钅 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
- 甫 [ fǔ ] to begin; man, father; great; a distance of ten li

Similar Characters: 晡哺捕辅搏脯膊蒲敷销

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Pinyin: pū

English Definition:to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker

Chinese Definition:
①把东西散开放置，平摆：铺开摊平。铺床。铺垫(ａ．卧具；b．衬托，陪衬，写作技巧之一)。铺张。平铺直叙。

Example Words:

铺设	pū shè	to lay (railroad tracks, carpet, pipeline); to install (wiring, cable); to construct (road, concrete slab)
铺天盖地	pū tiān gài dì	lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering; omnipresent; of universal importance
铺盖HSK 6	pū gai	bedding; bedclothes
铺张浪费	pū zhāng làng fèi	extravagance and waste (idiom)
铺轨	pū guǐ	to lay railway track

Pinyin: pù

English Definition:plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station; variant of 铺 ; store

Chinese Definition:
①商店：饭铺。肉铺。铺面。
②床：床铺。搭铺。卧铺。
③旧时的驿站：三十里铺。

Example Words:

1		qǐng 请 bǎ 把 bèi zi 被子 pū píng 铺平。 Please spread the quilt.
2		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 yù dìng 预订 yì zhāng 一张 shàng pū 上铺。 We need to book an upper berth.
3		shì chǎng 市场 lǐ 里 pū mǎn 铺满 le 了 gè zhǒng 各种 huò wù 货物。 The market is strewn with all kinds of goods.
4		zhè 这 tàng 趟 huǒ chē 火车 méi yǒu 没有 kòng yú 空余 de 的 wò pù 卧铺。 There are no free berths on this train.
5		nà ge 那个 diàn pù 店铺 cháng cháng 常常 bèi 被 xiǎo tōu ér 小偷儿 guāng gù 光顾。 That store was often visited by the little thief.

1		qǐng 请 bǎ 把 bèi zi 被子 pū píng 铺平。 Please spread the quilt.
2		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 yù dìng 预订 yì zhāng 一张 shàng pū 上铺。 We need to book an upper berth.
3		shì chǎng 市场 lǐ 里 pū mǎn 铺满 le 了 gè zhǒng 各种 huò wù 货物。 The market is strewn with all kinds of goods.
4		zhè 这 tàng 趟 huǒ chē 火车 méi yǒu 没有 kòng yú 空余 de 的 wò pù 卧铺。 There are no free berths on this train.
5		nà ge 那个 diàn pù 店铺 cháng cháng 常常 bèi 被 xiǎo tōu ér 小偷儿 guāng gù 光顾。 That store was often visited by the little thief.