扫 - sǎo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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扫 (掃)

sǎo

Definition

to sweep

Other pronunciations

sào

broom

Character Decomposition

Related words (36)

扫兴

sǎo xìng

to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed

扫地

sǎo dì

to sweep the floor; to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low

扫墓

sǎo mù

to sweep the tombs (of one's ancestors); tomb-sweeping; (the) Qingming festival

扫射

sǎo shè

to rake with machine gunfire; to strafe; to machine-gun down

扫尾

sǎo wěi

to complete the last stage of work; to round off

to scan

to wipe out illiteracy

扫荡

sǎo dàng

to root out; to wipe out

扫街

sǎo jiē

to sweep the streets; to canvas (for votes, sales etc)

扫视

sǎo shì

to run one's eyes over; to sweep one's eyes over

扫除

sǎo chú

to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.)

扫雷

sǎo léi

minesweeper (computer game)

扫黄

sǎo huáng

campaign against pornography

scanner (device)

scanner

leg sweep

mechanical sweeper

snowplow

minesweeper

minesweeper

to sweep away evil; to purge (the world of crime)

扫黄打非

sǎo huáng dǎ fēi

to eradicate pornography and illegal publications

扫黄运动

sǎo huáng yùn dòng

campaign against pornography

to clean; to sweep

whisk

to sweep away; to sweep across

清扫

qīng sǎo

to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)

一扫而光

yī sǎo ér guāng

to clear off; to make a clean sweep of

一扫而空

yī sǎo ér kōng

to sweep clean; to clean out

名誉扫地

míng yù sǎo dì

to be thoroughly discredited; to fall into disrepute

威信扫地

wēi xìn sǎo dì

to lose every scrap of reputation

a digital scan

total annihilation

ultrasonic scan

line by line scanning; progressive scanning

隔行扫描

gé háng sǎo miáo

interlaced scanning

Idioms (2)

颜面扫地

yán miàn sǎo dì

(lit.) for one's face to reach rock bottom; to be thoroughly discredited (idiom)

秋风扫落叶

qiū fēng sǎo luò yè

(lit.) as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep

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