铺平 pūpíng to pave the way Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 铺平 鋪平 pū//píng to pave the way verb + particle (metaphorical) to smooth things over or clear away obstacles to make future progress easier 柏林墙的倒塌为德国统一铺平了道路。 bǎilínqiáng de dǎotā wèi déguó tǒngyī pū píng le dàolù. The fall of the Berlin Wall paved the way for German reunification. to spread out to unfold and flatten something (like paper or cloth); to smooth out Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 0.510 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.891 per million Cross-References Synonym 摊平 tānpíng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
铺平 鋪平 pū//píng to pave the way verb + particle (metaphorical) to smooth things over or clear away obstacles to make future progress easier 柏林墙的倒塌为德国统一铺平了道路。 bǎilínqiáng de dǎotā wèi déguó tǒngyī pū píng le dàolù. The fall of the Berlin Wall paved the way for German reunification. to spread out to unfold and flatten something (like paper or cloth); to smooth out Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 0.510 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.891 per million Cross-References Synonym 摊平 tānpíng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)