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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

铺路 [pūlù]
  1. 1. verb To pave a road; surface
    铺路工人在春节时也不能回家。
    前方正在铺路, 这就是这条路时常堵车的原因。
    The road is being paved in front, and that is why it is blocked time and again.
  2. 2. verb (figuratively) To pave the way; create conditions for doing something.
    我们现在学习专业知识是为将来的工作铺路。
    Studying professional knowledge now paves the way for the future.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

铺路 [pūlù]
  1. 1. 动 铺设道路。
  2. 2. 动 比喻为办成某事创造条件
    为年轻人顺利成长铺路。
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Examples

前方正在铺路, 这就是这条路时常堵车的原因。
The road is being paved in front, and that is why it is blocked time and again. → 铺路
我们现在学习专业知识是为将来的工作铺路。
Studying professional knowledge now paves the way for the future. → 铺路
铺路工人在春节时也不能回家。 → 铺路
在农村,铺路修桥历来被看作善举。 → 善举
Tar is a binder for gravel in paving.
柏油是铺路砂砾的粘结料。 → binder

Word Decomposition

铺
[pū] 		+ 路
[lù]

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