扫
除

To sweep in Chinese: 扫除 (sǎo chú)

sǎo chú

to sweep

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 掃除1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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ㄙㄠˇ

sǎo

ㄙ/ sㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄔㄨˊ

chú

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

扫除

Simplified

掃除

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 过年前，全家一起大扫除。

    guò nián qián， quán jiā yì qǐ dà sǎo chú。

    Before New Year, the whole family does a big clean-up together.

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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

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