扫
sǎo
sweep, clear away; exterminate
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 手
- HSK
- 3
- Tone
- 3
Traditional form: 掃
Stroke order
Example sentences
我让他扫地了。
Wǒ ràng tā sǎo dì le
I made him sweep the floor.
Shadow我刚打扫过这个。
Wǒ gāng dǎ sǎo guo zhè ge
I just cleaned this.
Shadow我不用打扫房间。
Wǒ bù yòng dǎ sǎo fáng jiān
I don't have to clean my room.
Shadow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