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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