sǎo

sweep, clear away; exterminate

DEFINITIONS

掃 sǎo
  • to sweep
掃 sào
  • broom

WORDS

街 sǎo jiē to sweep the streets; to canvas (for votes, sales etc)
視 sǎo shì to run one's eyes over; to sweep one's eyes over
除 sǎo chú to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.)
除天下 sǎo chú tiān xià to sweep away evil; to purge (the world of crime)
除機 sǎo chú jī mechanical sweeper
雪車 sǎo xuě chē snowplow
雷 sǎo léi minesweeper (computer game)
雷艇 sǎo léi tǐng minesweeper
雷艦 sǎo léi jiàn minesweeper
黃 sǎo huáng campaign against pornography
黃打非 sǎo huáng dǎ fēi to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
黃運動 sǎo huáng yùn dòng campaign against pornography
黑 sǎo hēi to crack down on illegal activities; to fight organized crime
數碼描 shù mǎ sǎo miáo a digital scan
héng sǎo to sweep away; to sweep across
千軍 héng sǎo qiān jūn total annihilation
qīng sǎo to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)
秋風落葉 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
超聲描 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
電腦斷層描 diàn nǎo duàn céng sǎo miáo CAT scan; CT scan
顏面地 yán miàn sǎo dì lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom; to be thoroughly discredited (idiom)