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扫 sǎo

to clean, to sweep, to wipe away; to weed out; to wipe out

Strokes
6
Level
HSK 3
Radical
扌
Traditional
掃
Type
Ideograph
Made of 扌彐 ⿰扌彐

Memory hint: Simplified form of 掃; to use 扌 a broom 帚; 帚 also provides the pronunciation

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Example sentences with 扫

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  1. 她每天打扫房间。
    Tā měitiān dǎsǎo fángjiān.
    She cleans her room every day.
    she every-day sweep-clean room
  2. 你会用手机扫码付款吗？
    Nǐ huì yòng shǒujī sǎomǎ fùkuǎn ma?
    Can you use your phone to scan a code to pay?
    you can use phone scan-code pay-money (question)
  3. 我们一起打扫一下厨房吧。
    Wǒmen yìqǐ dǎsǎo yíxià chúfáng ba.
    Let's clean the kitchen together.
    we together sweep-clean a-bit kitchen (suggestion)
  4. 房间还没打扫干净。
    Fángjiān hái méi dǎsǎo gānjìng.
    The room hasn't been cleaned yet.
    room still not sweep-clean clean
  5. 周末，他在家打扫卫生。
    Zhōumò, tā zài jiā dǎsǎo wèishēng.
    On weekends, he does cleaning at home.
    weekend, he at home sweep-clean hygiene

Words with 扫 (3)