Chinese Word: 扫 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

扫 (Trad.: 掃)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 3

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 手

Ideographic:Simplified form of 掃; to use 扌 a broom 帚; 帚 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 抇桕忸拍

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Pinyin: sǎo

English Definition:to sweep

Chinese Definition:
①拿笤帚等除去尘土或垃圾：扫地。
②清除，消灭：扫雷。扫盲。扫荡。一扫而空。
③全，尽，尽其所有：扫数。
④低落，丧失：扫兴(xìng)。
⑤描画：扫描。扫眉。
⑥迅速横掠而过：扫射。扫视。
⑦结束，了结：扫尾。
⑧祭奠：扫墓。祭扫。

Example Words:

打扫HSK 3	dǎ sǎo	to clean; to sweep
扫描	sǎo miáo	to scan
扫除	sǎo chú	to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.)
扫荡	sǎo dàng	to root out; to wipe out
清扫	qīng sǎo	to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)

Pinyin: sào

English Definition:broom

Chinese Definition:
①(扫帚)以竹枝等扎成的扫地用具。

Example Words:

扫帚	sào zhou	broom
扫帚星	sào zhou xīng	comet; jinx; bearer of ill luck
扫把	sào bǎ	broom
扫把星	sào bǎ xīng	bearer of ill luck; person with the evil eye; comet

1		tā 他 fù zé 负责 dǎ sǎo 打扫 chú fáng 厨房。 He is responsible for cleaning the kitchen.
2		qǐng 请 nǐ 你 bǎ 把 wū zi 屋子 dǎ sǎo 打扫 yí xià 一下。 Please clean up the room.
3		wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 dǎ sǎo 打扫 yí xià 一下 wǒ 我 de 的 fáng jiān 房间。 I need to clean up my room.
4		wǒ 我 yào 要 bǎ 把 zhè ge 这个 fáng jiān 房间 dǎ sǎo 打扫 gān jìng 干净。 I'm going to clean up this room.
5		tā 他 de 的 mù guāng 目光 héng sǎo 横扫 guò 过 zhěng gè 整个 fáng jiān 房间。 His gaze swept across the entire room.

1		tā 他 fù zé 负责 dǎ sǎo 打扫 chú fáng 厨房。 He is responsible for cleaning the kitchen.
2		qǐng 请 nǐ 你 bǎ 把 wū zi 屋子 dǎ sǎo 打扫 yí xià 一下。 Please clean up the room.
3		wǒ 我 xū yào 需要 dǎ sǎo 打扫 yí xià 一下 wǒ 我 de 的 fáng jiān 房间。 I need to clean up my room.
4		wǒ 我 yào 要 bǎ 把 zhè ge 这个 fáng jiān 房间 dǎ sǎo 打扫 gān jìng 干净。 I'm going to clean up this room.
5		tā 他 de 的 mù guāng 目光 héng sǎo 横扫 guò 过 zhěng gè 整个 fáng jiān 房间。 His gaze swept across the entire room.