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布

bù
noun HSK 3 #1,729

Measure Word

一块布 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 cloth; fabric
  2. 2 to spread; to lay out
  3. 3 to announce; to declare

Examples

这块布很软。
Zhè kuài bù hěn ruǎn.
This piece of cloth is very soft.
她用布擦桌子。
Tā yòng bù cā zhuōzi.
She wiped the table with a cloth.
老师在黑板上布置作业。
Lǎoshī zài hēibǎn shàng bùzhì zuòyè.
The teacher assigned homework on the blackboard.

Tips

usage
布 as a standalone noun means 'cloth/fabric.' In compounds it often means 'to spread/announce': 发布 (fābù, to publish), 宣布 (xuānbù, to announce), 分布 (fēnbù, to distribute).
culture
In rock-paper-scissors (石头剪刀布, shítou jiǎndāo bù), 布 represents 'paper/cloth' — the one that wraps stone.

Stroke Order

布 bù