sǎo

sweep, clear away; exterminate

HSK 3 #1435

DEFINITIONS

扫 sǎo
  • to sweep
扫 sào
  • broom

STROKES

WORDS

各人自门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜 gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
名誉地 míng yù sǎo dì to be thoroughly discredited; to fall into disrepute
威信地 wēi xìn sǎo dì to lose every scrap of reputation
fú sǎo whisk
把星 sào bǎ xīng bearer of ill luck; person with the evil eye; comet
眉 sǎo méi to paint the eyebrows
码 sǎo mǎ to scan a QR code or barcode
罗 sǎo luó Saul (name); biblical king around 1000 BC
荡腿 sǎo dàng tuǐ leg sweep
街 sǎo jiē to sweep the streets; to canvas (for votes, sales etc)
除天下 sǎo chú tiān xià to sweep away evil; to purge (the world of crime)
除机 sǎo chú jī mechanical sweeper
雪车 sǎo xuě chē snowplow
雷舰 sǎo léi jiàn minesweeper
黄运动 sǎo huáng yùn dòng campaign against pornography
黑 sǎo hēi to crack down on illegal activities; to fight organized crime
数码描 shù mǎ sǎo miáo a digital scan
秋风落叶 qiū fēng sǎo luò yè lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
超声描 chāo shēng sǎo miáo ultrasonic scan
逐行描 zhú háng sǎo miáo line by line scanning; progressive scanning
隔行描 gé háng sǎo miáo interlaced scanning
电脑断层描 diàn nǎo duàn céng sǎo miáo CAT scan; CT scan
颜面地 yán miàn sǎo dì lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom; to be thoroughly discredited (idiom)
běi sǎo sweeping the north; conducting military operations in the northern region
过 sǎo guò to sweep over; to glance over