扑

pū · pu

Traditional 撲

Meaning

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  1. to throw oneself at
  2. to pounce on
  3. to devote one's energies
  4. to flap
  5. to flutter
  6. to dab
  7. to pat
  8. to bend over

In a sentence

2 examples
01

火(huǒ)马(mǎ)上(shàng)就(jiù)被(bèi)扑(pū)熄(xī)了(le)。

The fire was extinguished at once.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)同(tóng)心(xīn)协(xié)力(lì)地(de)把(bǎ)火(huǒ)扑(pū)熄(xī)了(le)。

They worked together to put out the fire.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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