to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over
trad. 撲
Also written 撲【pū】
29 results for 扑
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扑克pū kè
poker (game) (loanword); playing cards
扑克牌pū kè pái
poker (card game); playing card; CL:副[fu4]
扑灭pū miè
to eradicate; to extinguish
扑通pū tōng
(onom.) sound of object falling into water; plop
扑倒pū dǎo
to fall down
扑面pū miàn
lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses; blatant (advertising); eye-catching; (a smell) assaults the nostrils
扑扇pū shan
to flutter; to flap
扑打pū dǎ
to swat; (of wings) to flap
扑救pū jiù
firefighting; to extinguish a fire and save life and property; to dive (of goalkeeper in soccer)
扑朔pū shuò
see 撲朔迷離|扑朔迷离[pu1 shuo4 mi2 li2]
扑杀pū shā
to kill; to cull
扑棱pū lēng
(onom.) fluttering or flapping of wings
扑棱pū leng
(of wings, curtains etc) to flap; to flutter
扑满pū mǎn
piggy bank
扑空pū kōng
lit. to rush at thin air; fig. to miss one's aim; to have nothing to show for one's troubles
扑腾pū teng
(onom.) thud; flutter; flop
扑落pū luò
to fall; to drop; socket (loanword for "plug")
扑街pū jiē
(slang) (originally Cantonese) to flop; to bomb
扑袭pū xí
(of an animal) to pounce (on its prey); (of extreme weather conditions) to hit (a city, province etc)
扑责pū zé
to punish by flogging
扑跌pū diē
to fall flat on one's face; (martial arts) pouncing and falling (i.e. all kinds of moves)
扑闪pū shǎn
to wink; to blink
扑鼻pū bí
to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odors)
扑克脸pū kè liǎn
poker face
扑脸儿pū liǎn r
strikes you in the face
扑面而来pū miàn ér lái
lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses; blatant (advertising); eye-catching; (a smell) assaults the nostrils
扑朔迷离pū shuò mí lí
impossible to unravel; confusing
扑热息痛pū rè xī tòng
paracetamol (loanword)