仆 (pū) — (bound form) to fall forward (in literary compounds)
Definition
Bound literary verb meaning 'to fall forward' — used almost only in set phrases like 前仆后继. Don't use it in modern speech.
bound form
to fall forward (in literary compounds)
Examples
- ，，。Zài zhè chǎng dòu zhēng zhōng, rén men qián pū hòu jì, yīng yǒng bù qū.In this struggle, people fell forward one after another, bravely unyielding.
- ，，。Dí rén gōng lái shí, shì bīng men qián pū hòu jì, háo bú tuì suō.When the enemy attacked, the soldiers fell forward one after another, never retreating.
- ，仆。Tā tǐ lì bù zhī, yí xià pū dǎo zài dì.He was exhausted and suddenly fell forward to the ground.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
The left side 人 marks the character as related to a person, and the right side 卜 gives its sound.
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