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  • 1

    v.crawl

    • pú fú āi qiú

      匍匐哀求

      beg piteously

    • pú fú ér xíng

      匍匐

      crawl on all fours

    • wǒ men pú fú qián jìn

      我们匍匐前进

      We crawled along on my bellies.

  • 2

    v.go all out

    • pú fú bēn sāng

      匍匐奔丧

      hasten home for the funeral of one's parent or grandparent

    • fán mín yǒu sàng pú fú jiù zhī

      民有匍匐

      bend over to help any bereaved family

  • 3

    v.lie prone; prostrate

    • pú fú zài dì shang

      匍匐地上

      lie prostrate on the ground

    • pú fú zài qián miàn

      匍匐前面

      lie prostrate in front of

    • hái zi pú fú zài kàng shàng huà huà

      孩子匍匐

      Children lay prostrate on the brick bed drawing pictures.

  • 4

    v.(of plants) grow along the ground; creep

    • hóng shǔ wàn pú fú zài dì miàn shang

      红薯匍匐地面

      Sweet potato vines are growing along the ground.

    • xī fēi rè dài yī gè pú fú huò chán rào cǎo běn zhí wù xiǎo shǔ

      西非热带匍匐缠绕草本植物

      Small genus of tropical western African creeping or twining herbs.

Word usage

  • Note
    "匍匐" cannot be written as "匍伏".