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铺

pù

shop, store; place sleep, bed

Shadow
Strokes
12
Radical
金
HSK
6
Tone
4

Traditional form: 鋪

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 前人铺路,后人行路。

    Qián rén pū lù hòu rén xíng lù

    One generation builds the street that the next will travel on.

  • 这个地区的路面需要重新铺设。

    Zhè ge dì qū de lù miàn xū yào chóng xīn pū shè

    The floor in this area needs to be redone.

  • 地板上铺着地毯。

    Dì bǎn shàng pū zháo dì tǎn

    The floor is carpeted.

  • 通往地狱的路,都是由善意铺成的。

    Tōng wǎng dì yù de lù dōu shì yóu shàn yì pū chéng de

    The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 铺

  • 铺pù 4plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station
  • 卧铺wò pù 4–4 a bed (on a train); a couchette
  • 铺路pū lù 1–4 to pave (with paving stones); to lay a road; (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth); to give a present to sb to ensure success
  • 铺pū 1to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker