How to say “pounce on” in Chinese
pounce on, throw oneself at
“Pounce on” in Chinese is 扑, pū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
扑 is read pū. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 卜 bǔ hints at the reading, as it also does in 补 bǔ.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “扑”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 扑. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 女儿高兴地扑进妈妈怀里nǚ’érgāoxìngdepūjìnmāmahuáiliThe daughter happily threw herself into her mom's arms.
- 大火两个小时后才被扑灭。dàhuǒliǎnggexiǎoshíhòucáibèipūmièThe blaze wasn't put out until two hours later.
- 火已经被扑灭了huǒyǐjīngbèipūmièleThe fire has already been put out.
- 大火终于被扑灭了dàhuǒzhōngyúbèipūmièleThe blaze was finally put out.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Barging in and squeezing through”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pounce on” in Chinese?
“Pounce on” in Chinese is 扑, pinyin pū.
What does 扑 mean?
扑 (pū) means “pounce on, throw oneself at”.
How do you write 扑?
扑 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 扑?
扑 is read pū. Tones: pū — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“pounce on” in the lesson “Barging in and squeezing through”
This word is from the topic “Body movement” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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