铺平 (pū píng) — to pave, spread out, and make smooth and level
Definition
A separable verb meaning to spread or smooth something out flat (paper, bedsheets, a road). Often pairs with 把 to mark the object being acted on, as in 把纸铺平.
verb
to pavespread outand make smooth and level
Examples
- 铺平。Gōng rén zhèng zài pū píng lù miàn.Workers are paving the road.
- 铺平。Bǎ zhè zhāng zhǐ pū píng zài xiě zì.Spread this paper out flat before writing on it.
- 铺平。Tā yòng shǒu bǎ chuáng dān pū píng le.She smoothed the bedsheet with her hands.
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