扫
除

扫除 (sǎo chú) – to sweep

sǎo chú

to sweep

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 掃除0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to sweep
  2. 2to clean with a brush
  3. 3to sweep away (often fig.)

Simplified & traditional

扫除

Simplified

掃除

Traditional

Example sentences

See 扫除 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

We haven't published example sentences for this word yet — check back soon, or meet it in an AI-generated story below.

Related words

除

chú

to get rid of

扫

sǎo

to sweep

除了

chú le

besides

打扫

dǎ sǎo

to clean

除非

chú fēi

only if (..., or otherwise, ...)

除夕

chú xī

lunar New Year's Eve

删除

shān chú

to delete

拆除

chāi chú

to tear down

解除

jiě chú

to remove

排除

pái chú

to eliminate

消除

xiāo chú

to eliminate

除去

chú qù

to eliminate

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

Learn 扫除 with spaced repetition

Add 扫除 (sǎo chú) to your review queue and the FSRS algorithm will schedule it exactly when you're about to forget — then meet it again in a short AI-generated story written at your level.

Start learning free

No credit card required · Free tier included