遍布 biànbù to cover the whole (area)
to cover the whole (area); to be found throughout
How to remember 遍布: 遍 a time (through) + 布 cotton = to cover the whole (area).
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How it is used
- 'To spread all over, be found throughout' - 分店遍布全国 (fēndiàn biànbù quánguó) branches all over the country.
- Takes a wide area as object/complement: 足迹遍布世界 footprints across the world. The 遍 = everywhere.
- More vivid than 分布 (fēnbù, be distributed); 遍布 stresses complete, dense coverage.