铺路

鋪路

pūlù

verb HSK 7-9 #24,119

Meanings

1 to pave a road
2 (figuratively) to lay the groundwork; to pave the way

Characters

to spread; to pave

Examples

HSK 4

工人们正在铺路。

Gōngrén men zhèngzài pūlù.

The workers are paving the road.

HSK 5

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.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

铺 pū

路 lù