Definition
打地铺 is a verb-object phrase (离合词) meaning 'to make a bed on the floor/ground', typically by spreading bedding for guests or in cramped spaces. The verb 打 here means 'to make/arrange', and 地铺 is the floor bed. As a separable verb, you can insert measure words, aspect markers, or complements between 打 and 地铺, e.g. 打了一个地铺 ('made a floor bed once'). Note: the input pinyin 'dá' is incomplete; the correct pronunciation is dǎ dì pù (third tone on 打).
v.o.
to make a bed on the floor/ground (verb-object phrase)
Examples
- ，打地铺。Kèrén lái le, wǒmen zhǐhǎo dá.The guests came, so we had to make floor beds.
- ，。Zuówǎn wǒmen dǎ le yí gè dì pù, shuì de hěn shūfu.Last night we made a floor bed and slept very comfortably.
- ，打地铺。Sùshè tài xiǎo, tā měitiān wǎnshang dōu dá.The dorm is too small, so he makes a floor bed every night.
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