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铺路

鋪路
pūlù
verb HSK 7 #24,119

Meanings

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

Examples

这次实习为他将来的工作铺路。
Zhè cì shíxí wèi tā jiānglái de gōngzuò pū lù.
This internship paved the way for his future career.
工人们正在铺路。
Gōngrénmen zhèngzài pū lù.
The workers are paving the road.

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 pù
路 lù