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掃

sǎo

sweep, clear away; exterminate

Strokes
11
Radical
手
HSK
—
Tone
3

Simplified form: 扫

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 扫, the simplified form of 掃. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 我让他扫地了。

    Wǒ ràng tā sǎo dì le

    I made him sweep the floor.

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  • 我刚打扫过这个。

    Wǒ gāng dǎ sǎo guo zhè ge

    I just cleaned this.

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  • 我不用打扫房间。

    Wǒ bù yòng dǎ sǎo fáng jiān

    I don't have to clean my room.

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  • 他在打扫他的房间。

    Tā zài dǎ sǎo tā de fáng jiān

    He was cleaning his room.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 扫

  • 打扫dǎ sǎo 3–3 → 2–3to clean; to sweep
  • 扫sǎo 3to sweep
  • 扫描sǎo miáo 3–2 to scan
  • 扫除sǎo chú 3–2 to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.)
  • 扫兴sǎo xìng 3–4 to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited
  • 扫墓sǎo mù 3–4 to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
  • 扫sào 4broom