掃U+638311 STROKES
Entry·pron. sǎo
ㄙㄠˇ
“To sweep with a broom or brush; to clear away dirt or debris; to eliminate or destroy; to scan or glance over; to wipe out or get rid of.”
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- 打掃ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄠˇto clean; to sweep; to tidy up a place by removing dirt or clutter.
- 掃描ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˊto scan; to browse quickly; the process of a cathode-ray tube displaying images by moving an electron beam across a screen
- 掃街ㄙㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝto sweep the streets; to canvas for votes or sales during elections; a traditional custom of picking up items left on streets late at night during the Lantern Festival (Taiwan)
- 掃地ㄙㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋto sweep the floor; to clean the ground; (figurative) to wipe out completely; to destroy utterly.
- 清掃ㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄠˇto clean; to sweep; to tidy up; a sweep (against crime).
- 掃墓ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋto visit and clean a grave or tomb; to sweep a grave; to tend a burial site; to honor ancestors at a gravesite
- 橫掃ㄏㄥˊ ㄙㄠˇto sweep across rapidly and forcefully; to sweep everything in one's path; to win overwhelmingly.
- 掃除ㄙㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊclean away dirt; sweep and tidy; eliminate; wipe out
- 掃蕩ㄙㄠˇ ㄉㄤˋwipe out; thoroughly eliminate; clear out and destroy
- 掃把ㄙㄠˋ ㄅㄚˇbroom; long-handled tool for sweeping dust and dirt
- 大掃除ㄉㄚˋ ㄙㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊlarge-scale thorough cleaning of a home, office, or other space; often done before Lunar New Year or at year-end in Taiwan
- 掃瞄ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˊto scan; to examine or reproduce an image electronically
- 掃帚ㄙㄠˋ ˙ㄓㄡbroom; a broom made of bamboo or grass; a type of annual plant whose dried stems are used to make brooms
- 掃視ㄙㄠˇ ㄕˋto glance around quickly; to sweep one's eyes across a space
- 掃興ㄙㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋto spoil the fun; to dampen one's spirits or enthusiasm; to ruin a pleasant mood
- 掃射ㄙㄠˇ ㄕㄜˋto spray gunfire rapidly back and forth; to sweep an area with gunfire; to dart one's eyes quickly around
- 一掃而空ㄧ ㄙㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄎㄨㄥto clear away completely; to wipe out entirely
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