扫

To sweep in Chinese: 扫 (sǎo)

sǎo

to sweep

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 掃1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to sweep

Stroke order

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扫

Zhuyin

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ㄙㄠˇ

sǎo

ㄙ/ sㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

扫

Simplified

掃

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 妈妈让我把地扫干净。

    mā ma ràng wǒ bǎ dì sǎo gān jìng。

    Mom told me to sweep the floor clean.

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Related words

打扫

dǎ sǎo

to clean

扫除

sǎo chú

to sweep

扫描

sǎo miáo

to scan

扫墓

sǎo mù

to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)

扫兴

sǎo xìng

to spoil things

色

sè

color

色彩

sè cǎi

tint

闪

shǎn

to dodge

伤害

shāng hài

to injure

商务

shāng wù

commercial affairs

赏

shǎng

to bestow (a reward)

上个月

shàng gè yuè

last month

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