撒布

sābù

verb #25,964

Meanings

1 to scatter
2 to spread
3 to disseminate

Characters

to scatter, to sprinkle, to release

to spread, to distribute; cloth

Examples

农民在田里撒布化肥。

Nóngmín zài tián lǐ sābù huàféi.

The farmer scattered fertilizer in the field.

风把种子撒布到远处。

Fēng bǎ zhǒngzǐ sābù dào yuǎn chù.

The wind scattered the seeds to distant places.

Tips

usage

撒布 is used for physically scattering substances (seeds, powder, chemicals). For spreading information or ideas, 传播 (chuánbō) is the more appropriate word.

Stroke Order

撒 sā

布 bù