Chinese word dictionary

扑朔

pū shuò · see 撲朔迷離|扑朔迷离[pu1 shuo4 mi2 li2]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified扑朔

Traditional撲朔

Pinyinpū shuò

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

扑pū

to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike

朔shuò

beginning; the first day of the lunar month

How to learn 扑朔

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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扑pū

to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over

扑灭pūmiè

to eradicate; to extinguish

红扑扑hóngpūpū

red; rosy; flushed

扑克pūkè

poker (game) (loanword); playing cards

扑面而来pūmiàn’érlái

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