匍匐 (pú fú) — to crawl on the ground (on hands and knees or prostrate); to creep

Definição

A literary/written verb for crawling or creeping close to the ground — used for soldiers, animals, or plant stems, not everyday walking. Often appears in set phrases like 匍匐前进.

verb
to crawl on the ground (on hands and knees or prostrate)to creep

Exemplos

  • 匍匐
    Tā zài dì miàn shàng pú fú qián jìn.
    He crawled forward on the ground.
  • 匍匐
    Zhàn shì men pú fú chuān guò cǎo dì.
    The soldiers crawled across the grassland.
  • 匍匐
    Zhè zhǒng zhí wù de pú fú jīng shēng zhǎng hěn kuài.
    This plant's creeping stems grow very fast.

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