() — (bound form) general, universal, widespread; (bound form) to popularize, to make widespread; (surname) Pu

Definition

A bound morpheme meaning 'general, universal, widespread' — almost always seen inside compounds like 普通, 普遍, 普及, not used alone.

bound form
(bound form) generaluniversalwidespread(bound form) to popularizeto make widespread(surname) Pu

Examples

  • pǔ Tōng huà shì zhōng guó de guān fāng yǔ yán.
    Mandarin is the official language of China.
  • Zhè zhǒng xiàn xiàng hěn pǔ biàn.
    This phenomenon is very widespread.
  • pǔ Xiān sheng, nín hǎo!
    Hello, Mr. Pu!

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