铺设

鋪設

pūshè

verb #24,121

Meanings

1 to lay (pipes, tracks, cables)
2 to pave (a road)
3 to install by spreading out

Characters

to spread; to lay flat; shop

to set up; to install; to establish

Examples

HSK 3

这条铁路的铺设工作已经完成。

Zhè tiáo tiělù de pūshè gōngzuò yǐjīng wánchéng.

The laying of this railway line has been completed.

HSK 6

工人们正在铺设地下管道。

Gōngrén men zhèngzài pūshè dìxià guǎndào.

Workers are laying underground pipes.

Tips

usage

铺设 is the formal/technical term for laying infrastructure (cables, tracks, pipes). For paving roads specifically, 铺路 is also used.

Stroke Order

铺 pū

设 shè