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Meaning of 布

Pinyin bù

Radical

巾

Strokes

Definition

diffuse / extend / notify, to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known / spread / (cotton) cloth

Usage

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布 [bù] 1. **Fabric made from cotton, hemp, and cotton-type chemical fibers after being spun.** 棉、麻及棉型化学短纤维经纺纱后的织成物。 Examples: 一匹布 (a piece of cloth), 帛 (silk), 衣 (clothes). 2. **An ancient type of currency.** 古代的一种钱币。 Examples: 布儿 (general term for ancient coins), 布缗 (coins strung together with rope). 3. **To announce or declare; to state to the public.** 宣告，对众陈述。 Examples: 宣布 (announce), 开诚布公 (to speak frankly and honestly). 4. **To scatter or distribute widely.** 分散到各处。 Examples: 散布 (spread), 星罗棋布 (scattered like stars in the sky). 5. **To circulate or disseminate.** 流传，散播。 Examples: 布施 (to distribute or offer), 传播 (to disseminate). 6. **To arrange or make plans.** 做出安排。 Examples: 布置 (to arrange), 布局 (to layout). 7. **A surname.** 姓。 --- 布佈 [bù] 1. **To spread out.** 铺开。 Example: 收葱子，必薄布阴干 (when harvesting scallions, spread them out thinly to dry). 2. **Extended meaning refers to dispersing or distributing.** 引申为散开，分布。 Example: 天下英豪布在州郡 (the heroes of the world are distributed across various regions). 3. **To arrange or display.** 布列。 Example: 布阵 (to arrange troops for battle). 4. **To carry out or perform.** 布施;施行。 Example: 阳春布德泽 (the spring brings forth goodness). 5. **To announce or promulgate.** 公布，颁布。 Example: 布教 (to promulgate teachings). 6. **To stretch out.** 伸开。 Example: 布展 (to unfold or extend). 7. **To disseminate or spread.** 传布。 Example: 布旨 (to convey an order). 8. **To state or express.** 陈述。 Example: 布达 (to express or articulate). 9. **To arrange or set up.** 布置。 Example: 布席 (to lay out seating).

萨尔布吕肯 Sà ěr bù lǚ kěn

Saarbrücken, capital of Saarland, Germany

发布 fā bù

to release / to issue / to announce / to distribute / also written 發布|发布[fa1 bu4]

哈布斯堡 Hā bù sī bǎo

Hapsburg (European dynasty)

喀布尔 Kā bù ěr

Kabul, capital of Afghanistan

布恩坎普 bù ēn kǎn pǔ

Bounkamp

坯布 pī bù

unbleached and undyed cloth / gray cloth

塑料布 sù liào bù

plastic cloth

布鲁塞尔 Bù lǔ sài ěr

Brussels, capital of Belgium

壶口瀑布 hú kǒu pù bù

hukou waterfalls

宣布 xuān bù

to declare / to announce / to proclaim

夏茸尕布 xià rōng gǎ bù

Xia Rong Gabu

卢布尔雅那 Lú bù ěr yǎ nà

Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia

发布厅 fā bù tīng

Release hall

布加勒斯特 Bù jiā lè sī tè

Bucharest, capital of Romania

布匹 bù pǐ

cloth (by the yard)

布宜诺斯艾利斯 Bù yí nuò sī Ài lì sī

Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina

密布 mì bù

to cover densely

尿布 niào bù

diaper

布局 bù jú

arrangement / composition / layout / opening (chess jargon)

直布罗陀海峡 Zhí bù luó tuó Hǎi xiá

Strait of Gibraltar

颁布 bān bù

to issue / to proclaim / to enact (laws, decrees etc)

瀑布 pù bù

waterfall

布置 bù zhì

to put in order / to arrange / to decorate / to fix up / to deploy

广布 guǎng bù

blazon

遍布 biàn bù

to cover the whole (area) / to be found throughout

散布 sàn bù

to disseminate

布袋 Bù dài

pouch / sack / bag / Budai (the Laughing Buddha) / Budai or Putai town in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan

麻布 má bù

sackcloth

织布 zhī bù

woven cloth / to weave cloth

布拉格 Bù lā gé

Prague, capital of Czech Republic

星罗棋布 xīng luó qí bù

scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place

帆布 fān bù

canvas / sailcloth

帕隆藏布 pà lóng cáng bù

Pallong Zangbo

布帘 bù lián

door curtain made of cloth

帘子布 lián zi bù

tyre fabrics

帘布 lián bù

cord fabric used in vehicle tires

努瓦迪布 nǔ wǎ dí bù

Nouadhibou

分布 fēn bù

to scatter / to distribute / to be distributed (over an area etc) / (statistical, geographic) distribution

阿布扎比 Ā bù zhā bǐ

Abu Dhabi, capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE)

抹布 mā bù

cleaning rag / also pr. [mo3 bu4]

公布 gōng bù

to announce / to make public / to publish

莱布尼兹 Lái bù ní zī

Leibnitz (name) / Gottfriend Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716), German mathematician and philosopher, co-inventor of the calculus

阿布哈兹 Ā bù hā zī

Abkhazia, region in Georgia

摆布 bǎi bù

to arrange / to order about / to manipulate

勒布朗 lēi bù lǎng

Leblanc

棉布 mián bù

cotton cloth

概率分布 gài lǜ fēn bù

probability distribution

津巴布韦 Jīn bā bù wéi

Zimbabwe

罗布淖尔 luó bù nào ěr

Rob Nur

滤布 lǜ bù

filter cloth / press cloth / filtration fabric

阿尔布佐 ā ěr bù zuǒ

Albuzo

伊斯坦布尔 Yī sī tǎn bù ěr

Istanbul, Turkey

发布会 fā bù huì

news conference / briefing

哥伦布 Gē lún bù

Cristóbal Colón or Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) / Columbus, capital of Ohio

布什 Bù shí

Bush (name) / George H.W. Bush (1924-), US president 1988-1992 / George W. Bush (1946-), US President 2000-2008

布尔什维克 Bù ěr shí wéi kè

Bolshevik

布篷 bù péng

Canopy

篷布 péng bù

tarpaulin

粗布 cū bù

crash / coarse cloth / handwoven cloth / homespun cloth

布基纳法索 Bù jī nà Fǎ suǒ

Burkina Faso

纱布 shā bù

gauze

绒布 róng bù

flannel

绸布 chóu bù

silk / mercery

新罕布什尔州 Xīn Hǎn bù shí ěr zhōu

New Hampshire, US state

新罕布什尔 Xīn Hǎn bù shí ěr

New Hampshire, US state

遮羞布 zhē xiū bù

G-string / loincloth / fig. last semblance / CL:塊|块[kuai4]

苫布 shàn bù

tarpaulin / manta

布尼茨 bù ní cí

Bunitz

布莱克本 Bù lái kè běn

Blackburn

卡萨布兰卡 Kǎ sà bù lán kǎ

Casablanca (Morocco's economic capital)

雅鲁藏布江 Yǎ lǔ Zàng bù Jiāng

Yarlung Tsangpo River, Tibet

裹脚布 guǒ jiǎo bù

Foot wrap

开诚布公 kāi chéng bù gōng

lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded / plain speaking / Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves. / to put one's cards on the table

贡布 Gòng bù

Kampot, town in Cambodia, capital of Kampot Province

奥尔布赖特 Ào ěr bù lài tè

Madeleine Albright (1937-), former US Secretary of State

赫布里底 hè bù lǐ dǐ

Hebrides

布拉迪斯拉发 Bù lā dí sī lā fā

Bratislava

直布罗陀 Zhí bù luó tuó

Gibraltar

布鞋 bù xié

cloth shoes / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

布鲁克斯 bù lǔ kè sī

Brooks

黔南布依族苗族自治州 Qián nán Bù yī zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, capital Duyun city 都勻市

黔西南布依族苗族自治州 Qián xī nán Bù yī zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture in Guizhou, capital Xing'yi city 興義市|兴义市