What does 扫 mean in Chinese?
扫 (sǎo) means to sweep (with a brush or broom).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
扫
to sweep (with a brush or broom)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to sweep (with a brush or broom)
02
to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of
03
to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 扫
How do you pronounce 扫?
扫 is pronounced sǎo. It also has the reading sào.
Is 扫 an HSK word?
扫 is on the HSK 3 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 扫?
扫 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.
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