Chinese word dictionary

扑棱

pū lēng · (onom.) fluttering or flapping of wings

Practice word

Word information

Simplified扑棱

Traditional撲棱

Pinyinpū lēng

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

棱léng

squared timber; angle, corner, edge

How to learn 扑棱

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.

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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

棱角léngjiǎo

edge and corner; protrusion; sharpness (of a protrusion); craggy; ridge corner

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