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扑 pū

to pounce on; to throw oneself at

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 6
Radical
扌
Traditional
撲
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌卜 ⿰扌卜

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  1. 小狗一下子扑到了他身上。
    Xiǎogǒu yíxiàzi pūdàole tā shēnshang.
    The puppy suddenly pounced onto him.
    small-dog all-at-once pounce-reach(ed) he body-on
  2. 你怎么突然扑过来抱我？
    Nǐ zěnme tūrán pū guòlai bào wǒ?
    Why did you suddenly rush over and hug me?
    you why suddenly pounce over-come hug me
  3. 小心，别扑得太用力。
    Xiǎoxīn, bié pū de tài yònglì.
    Be careful, don't pounce too hard.
    careful, don't pounce (particle) too use-strength
  4. 猫没有扑向那只老鼠。
    Māo méiyǒu pū xiàng nà zhī lǎoshǔ.
    The cat didn't pounce at that mouse.
    cat not-have pounce toward that (measure) mouse
  5. 看到主人回家，小狗立刻扑了过去。
    Kàndào zhǔrén huíjiā, xiǎogǒu lìkè pūle guòqù.
    Seeing its owner come home, the puppy immediately pounced over.
    see owner return-home, small-dog immediately pounce(ed) over-go

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