WordTaiwan frequency #19,166
掃把
ㄙㄠˋ ㄅㄚˇ
“broom; long-handled tool for sweeping dust and dirt”
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掃
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.
把
ㄅㄚˇ
To hold or grasp; to guard; to give; to hold a baby for urination; a function word used to place the object before the verb; classifier for things with handles, bundles, or handfuls; also for a hand's action or a fire.
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- 把握ㄅㄚˇ ㄨㄛˋto grasp; to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)
- 把關ㄅㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄢto guard a pass or checkpoint; to check or screen something to ensure it meets standards.
- 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.
- 把戲ㄅㄚˇ ㄒㄧˋtrick; stunt; sleight of hand; ploy; scheme; deliberate performance to achieve a purpose; accident
- 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
- 把持ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊto control; to dominate; to monopolize; to hold power or influence over something; to grasp or hold physically