扫 sǎo

sweep, clear away; exterminate

HSK 3 #1435

DEFINITIONS

扫 sǎo
  • to sweep
扫 sào
  • broom

STROKES

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WORDS

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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