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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.sweep; clear away
来扫一下院子。
Come to sweep the yard.
把垃圾扫去。
Sweep away the rubbish.
大雪过后，人们在路上扫雪。
People sweep away the snow on the road after heavy snow.
- 2
v.eliminate; get rid of; clear away
扫雷
mine sweeping
扫盲
eliminate illiteracy
- 3
adj.fmlall; total
扫数
total amount
- 4
v.fmllook around; pass quickly along or over; sweep; move right and left quickly
扫一眼
at a glance
synonym
Words and phrases with 扫
- 扫过[word]inswept
- 扫盲[word]eliminate illiteracy
- 扫路车[word]street sweeper
- 扫毒[word]anti-drug campaign
- 扫街[word]take candid photos on the street; canvass voters
- 扫毛[word]brooming
- 扫榻[word]sweep the bed clean
- 扫清道路[word]clear the path
- 扫雪机[word]snowplow
- 扫榻以待[idiom]look forward to somebody's visit
- 扫地以尽[idiom]be swept clean
- 扫除天下[idiom]clean up the evil and bring order across the land
- 扫眉才子[idiom]a gifted maiden
- 扫地出门[idiom]be swept out like rubbish
Word usage
- NoteWhen pronounced as "sǎo", "扫" means "sweep"; when pronounced as "sào", "扫" must be used as a component of a word, such as "扫帚".