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

工人们正在铺设地下管道。

Gōngrén men zhèngzài pūshè dìxià guǎndào.

Workers are laying underground pipes.

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.

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