sǎo

sweep, clear away; exterminate

DEFINITIONS

掃 sǎo
  • to sweep
掃 sào
  • broom

WORDS

而光 yī sǎo ér guāng to clear off; to make a clean sweep of
而空 yī sǎo ér kōng to sweep clean; to clean out
各人自門前雪,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)
名譽地 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
dǎ sǎo to clean; to sweep
fú sǎo whisk
地 sǎo dì to sweep the floor; to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low
墓 sǎo mù to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
射 sǎo shè to rake with machine gunfire; to strafe; to machine-gun down
尾 sǎo wěi to complete the last stage of work; to round off
帚 sào zhou broom
帚星 sào zhou xīng comet; jinx; bearer of ill luck
把 sào bǎ broom
把星 sào bǎ xīng bearer of ill luck; person with the evil eye; comet
描 sǎo miáo to scan
描儀 sǎo miáo yí scanner (device)
描器 sǎo miáo qì scanner
盲 sǎo máng to wipe out illiteracy
眉 sǎo méi to paint the eyebrows
碼 sǎo mǎ to scan a QR code or barcode
羅 sǎo luó Saul (name); biblical king around 1000 BC
興 sǎo xìng to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed
蕩 sǎo dàng to root out; to wipe out
蕩腿 sǎo dàng tuǐ leg sweep
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