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罗布 (luó bù) — to be scattered or spread out (over a large area); to display or arrange over a wide space

Definition

Literary verb meaning 'scattered / spread out' over a wide area, often used in a 把-construction to describe arranging things across space. More formal and written than common alternatives like 分散.

verb
to be scattered or spread out (over a large area)to display or arrange over a wide space

Examples

  • 罗布。
    Zhè piàn qū yù luó bù zhe xǔ duō xiǎo dǎo.
    This area is scattered with many small islands.
  • 罗布。
    Tā bǎ qí zǐ luó bù zài qí pán shàng.
    He arranged the chess pieces across the board.
  • 罗布。
    Zhǎn guǎn lǐ luó bù zhe gè zhǒng wén wù.
    Various cultural relics are displayed in the exhibition hall.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

罗luóspread
布bùarrange

罗 and 布 both carry a spreading or arranging sense, so the word means to spread over an area.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 羅; 罗 is its simplified writing.

  • 网网wǎngnet
  • 維維wéibird (tied with string)

The traditional form 羅 combines 网 (net) with 維 (a bird tied with string) to show a net for catching birds; the simplified 罗 is a later abbreviation.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
巾巾jīnkerchief
Sound part声符shēngfú
父
父fù布bù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

布 pairs 巾, a kerchief, with 父 as a sound part.

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