How to Say ‘Blocked it’ in Simplified Chinese
扑到了
pū dào le
[poo dao luh]
💬 Usage Tip: [扑到了] means the goalkeeper successfully got to it and saved it. The [了] marks the completed action.
🇨🇳 In China: A big save in a close World Cup match often gets excited reactions like [还好门将扑到了].
Phrase Breakdown
扑到
pū dào
[poo dao]
to have reached by diving; to have saved
扑到 means to dive and reach something; with 了, it shows the action was completed.
门将终于扑到那个险球，真不容易。
The goalkeeper finally got to that dangerous ball by diving; it really wasn't easy.
了
le
[luh]
completed-action particle
A common particle placed after a verb to show that an action happened or was completed.
他刚才扑到了，我们都松了一口气。
He just made the save, and we all breathed a sigh of relief.
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