铺设 (pū shè) — to lay (tracks, pipes, cables); to install (a network or system)
Definition
A formal/written verb for laying and installing infrastructure — tracks, cables, pipes, pipelines. Use it for large-scale construction projects, not small everyday laying (e.g., 铺床 'make the bed').
verb
to lay (tracks, pipes, cables)to install (a network or system)
Examples
- 铺设。Gōng rén men zhèng zài pū shè xīn de tiě lù guǐ dào.The workers are laying new railway tracks.
- 铺设。Zhè tiáo hǎi dǐ guāng lǎn pū shè le zhěng zhěng liǎng nián.This submarine fiber-optic cable took a full two years to lay.
- 铺设。Chéng shì dì xià guǎn wǎng de pū shè xū yào jīng mì guī huà.Laying the urban underground pipeline network requires precise planning.
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