Character

扫 sǎo

sweep, clear away; exterminate

HSK 3 #1435

扫 sǎo	to sweep
扫 sào	broom

打扫 dǎ sǎo HSK 3	to clean; to sweep
扫描 sǎo miáo	to scan
扫地 sǎo dì	to sweep the floor; to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low
扫兴 sǎo xìng	to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed
扫帚 sào zhou	broom
扫描仪 sǎo miáo yí	scanner (device)
清扫 qīng sǎo	to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)
扫荡 sǎo dàng	to root out; to wipe out
横扫 héng sǎo	to sweep away; to sweep across
扫射 sǎo shè	to rake with machine gunfire; to strafe; to machine-gun down
扫把 sào bǎ	broom
扫描器 sǎo miáo qì	scanner
扫除 sǎo chú	to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.)
一扫而光 yī sǎo ér guāng	to clear off; to make a clean sweep of
扫尾 sǎo wěi	to complete the last stage of work; to round off
扫黄 sǎo huáng	campaign against pornography
扫墓 sǎo mù	to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
一扫而空 yī sǎo ér kōng	to sweep clean; to clean out
扫视 sǎo shì	to run one's eyes over; to sweep one's eyes over
扫盲 sǎo máng	to wipe out illiteracy
扫雷 sǎo léi	minesweeper (computer game)
扫帚星 sào zhou xīng	comet; jinx; bearer of ill luck
扫雷艇 sǎo léi tǐng	minesweeper
扫黄打非 sǎo huáng dǎ fēi	to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
横扫千军 héng sǎo qiān jūn	total annihilation

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