Definition & Meaning

round off; wind up

Word usage

sǎo wěi

扫 尾

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v.round off; wind up
- yóu tā lái sǎo wěi
  由她来扫尾。
  She'll duly wind up the work.
- sǎo wěi de gōng zuò
  扫尾的工作
  rounding-off work
- tā men yī gè gè de dōu zǒu le liú xia wǒ yī gè sǎo wěi
  他们一个个地都走了留下我一个扫尾。
  They slipped out one by one and I was left holding the baby.
- chè dǐ de wán chéng bìng sǎo wěi
  彻底地完成并扫尾。
  Completely done and dusted.
synonym
shàn hòu善后 shōu wěi收尾
antonym
kāi tóu开头 qǐ tóu起头

Word usage

Separable word
"扫" and "尾" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 你来给我们的工作扫个尾。
  You'll duly wind up our work.
- 扫了尾就可以安排新的工作了。
  After completing the last stage of the work, you can make arrangements for a new job.
- 谁给上次的任务扫的尾？
  Who completed the last stage of the last task?

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