铺路

鋪路

pūlù

verb HSK 7-9 #24,119

Meanings

这次实习为他将来的工作铺路。

Zhècì shíxí wèi tā jiānglái de gōngzuò pūlù.

This internship paved the way for his future career.

工人们正在铺路。

Gōngrén men zhèngzài pūlù.

The workers are paving the road.

usage

The figurative meaning 'to pave the way' is very common: 为...铺路 (wèi... pū lù) means 'to lay the groundwork for something.'

铺 pū

路 lù