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铺路

pū lù

2-character word Traditional 鋪路

What 铺路 means

1. to pave (with paving stones)
2. to lay a road
3. (fig.) to lay the groundwork (for sth)
4. to give a present to sb to ensure success

The characters in 铺路

• 铺pūto spread; to display; to set up
• 路lùroad; journey; route

Example sentences

• 前人铺路，后人行路。
  Qiánrén pūlù, hòurén xínglù.
  One generation builds the street that the next will travel on.