Definition
铺床 is a separable verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to make the bed'. The verb 铺 and the object 床 can be separated by aspect markers, complements, or measure words, as in 铺好了床 ('finished making the bed') or 铺过一次床 ('made the bed once').
v.o.
to make the bed
Examples
- 铺床。Tā bú huì pū chuáng.He doesn't know how to make the bed.
- 。Tā pū hǎo le chuáng jiù qù shàngbān le.She made the bed and then went to work.
- 铺床。Měitiān zǎoshang wǒ dōu yào pū chuáng.I make the bed every morning.
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