铺桌布

鋪桌布

pūzhuōbù

phrase

Meanings

1 to spread a tablecloth
2 to lay a tablecloth

Characters

to spread out; to lay

Examples

HSK 4

客人来之前先铺桌布。

Kèrén lái zhīqián xiān pūzhuōbù.

Spread the tablecloth before the guests arrive.

HSK 7-9

她铺了一块红色的桌布。

Tā pū le yīkuài hóngsè de zhuōbù.

She spread out a red tablecloth.

Tips

usage

铺 here is the verb reading pū ('to spread, to lay out'), not pù ('shop, plank bed'). The same verb covers 铺床 (make a bed), 铺路 (pave a road), and 铺地毯 (lay a carpet) - all 'spread something flat across a surface'.

Stroke Order

铺 pū

桌 zhuō

布 bù