铺

• 拼音: pū
• 汉字拆解: 铺 = 钅(metal) + 甫 (just, phonetic) — spreading metal, extended to laying/spreading in general

含义

To lay; to spread; to pave. To cover a surface by placing something flat over it.

Used for laying out items (铺床 — make the bed), paving roads (铺路), spreading tablecloths, or figuratively preparing the groundwork (铺垫). Note: when used as a noun meaning 'shop' or 'bed/bunk,' it is pronounced pù (fourth tone), as in 店铺 (shop) or 上铺 (upper bunk).

例句

1. 工人们正在铺设新的地铁轨道。
2. 她把桌布铺好，准备招待客人。
3. 这条路铺上柏油之后好走多了。

用法指南

语境: construction, daily life, preparation

语气: practical

正确说法

• 帮我把床铺一下。(Help me make the bed.)
• 这条路要重新铺。(This road needs to be repaved.)

错误说法

• 注意'铺'作动词读pū，作名词读pù (Note: as a verb 铺 is pū first tone, but as a noun meaning shop/bunk it's pù fourth tone)

起源与历史

The character 铺 combines 钅(metal radical) with 甫 (just, large, phonetic), originally related to metal spreading or flattening.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal