Usage of the character 扫
sào
扫
[掃]
- (bound form) a (large) broom
sǎo
扫
[掃]
- to sweep (with a brush or broom)
- to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of
- to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
sàobǎ
扫把
[掃把]
- broom
sǎoshè
扫射
[掃射]
- to rake with machine gunfire
- to strafe
- to machine-gun down
qīngsǎo
清扫
[清掃]
- to tidy up
- to mop up
- a sweep (against crime)
sǎowěi
扫尾
[掃尾]
- to complete the last stage of work
- to round off
sǎoxìng
扫兴
[掃興]
- to spoil things; to dampen spirits
- to feel deflated; to be dispirited
sǎochú
扫除
[掃除]
- to clean; to clean up
- to eliminate; to wipe out
sǎoléi
扫雷
[掃雷]
- minesweeper (computer game)
sǎomiáo
扫描
[掃描]
- to scan
sǎománg
扫盲
[掃盲]
- to wipe out illiteracy
fúsǎo
拂扫
[拂掃]
- whisk
sǎodàng
扫荡
[掃蕩]
- (military) to mop up
- to crack down on; to eradicate
héngsǎo
横扫
[橫掃]
- to sweep away
- to sweep across
sǎoméi
扫眉
[掃眉]
- to paint the eyebrows
sǎoshì
扫视
[掃視]
- to run one's eyes over
- to sweep one's eyes over
Sǎoluó
扫罗
[掃羅]
- Saul (name)
- biblical king around 1000 BC
sǎohēi
扫黑
[掃黑]
- to crack down on illegal activities
- to fight organized crime
sǎomǎ
扫码
[掃碼]
- to scan a QR code or barcode
sǎomù
扫墓
[掃墓]
- to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
sǎojiē
扫街
[掃街]
- to sweep the streets
- to canvas (for votes, sales etc)
sàozhou
扫帚
[掃帚]
- broom
sǎohuò
扫货
[掃貨]
- to go on a shopping spree; to buy in bulk
huísǎo
回扫
[回掃]
- see 回描 (huímiáo)
sǎohuáng
扫黄
[掃黃]
- campaign against pornography
dǎsǎo
打扫
[打掃]
- to clean
- to sweep
sǎotuǐ
扫腿
[掃腿]
- see 掃堂腿／扫堂腿 (sǎotǎngtui)
sǎodì
扫地
[掃地]
- to sweep the floor
- (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom
- to be at an all-time low
sǎoxuěchē
扫雪车
[掃雪車]
- snowplow
Sǎodì Sēng
扫地僧
[掃地僧]
- Sweeper Monk, nameless monk who maintains the library of Shaolin (from Jin Yong's novel "Demigods and Semidevils" 天龍八部／天龙八部 ( Tiānlóng Bā Bù))
- (fig.) person whose remarkable talents are not well known
sǎoléitǐng
扫雷艇
[掃雷艇]
- minesweeper
sǎodàngtuǐ
扫荡腿
[掃蕩腿]
- see 掃堂腿／扫堂腿 (sǎotǎngtui)
sǎotángtuǐ
扫堂腿
[掃堂腿]
- (martial arts) floor-sweeping kick (to trip one's opponent)
Sǎomùjié
扫墓节
[掃墓節]
- see 清明節／清明节 ( Qingmingjiē)
sàozhouxīng
扫帚星
[掃帚星]
- comet
- person who brings bad luck; jinx
sǎoléijiàn
扫雷舰
[掃雷艦]
- minesweeper
sàobǎxīng
扫把星
[掃把星]
- comet
- person who brings bad luck; jinx
sǎomiáoyí
扫描仪
[掃描儀]
- scanner (device)
sǎomiáoqì
扫描器
[掃描器]
- scanner
sǎochújī
扫除机
[掃除機]
- mechanical sweeper
sǎochútiānxià
扫除天下
[掃除天下]
- to re-establish order throughout the empire
yánmiànsǎodì
颜面扫地
[顏面掃地]
- lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom
- to be thoroughly discredited (idiom)
míngyùsǎodì
名誉扫地
[名譽掃地]
- to be thoroughly discredited
- to fall into disrepute
héngsǎoqiānjūn
横扫千军
[橫掃千軍]
- total annihilation
sǎohuángdǎfēi
扫黄打非
[掃黃打非]
- to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
yīsǎo'érkōng
一扫而空
[一掃而空]
- to sweep clean
- to clean out
sǎohuángyùndòng
扫黄运动
[掃黃運動]
- campaign against pornography
yīsǎo'érguāng
一扫而光
[一掃而光]
- to clear off
- to make a clean sweep of
géhángsǎomiáo
隔行扫描
[隔行掃描]
- interlaced scanning
shùmǎsǎomiáo
数码扫描
[數碼掃描]
- a digital scan
zhúhángsǎomiáo
逐行扫描
[逐行掃描]
- line by line scanning
- progressive scanning
chāoshēngsǎomiáo
超声扫描
[超聲掃描]
- ultrasonic scan
wēixìnsǎodì
威信扫地
[威信掃地]
- to lose every scrap of reputation
qiūfēngsǎoluòyè
秋风扫落叶
[秋風掃落葉]
- lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
sǎodìjīqìrén
扫地机器人
[掃地機器人]
- robot vacuum
diànnǎoduàncéngsǎomiáo
电脑断层扫描
[電腦斷層掃描]
- CAT scan
- CT scan
gèrénzìsǎoménqiánxuě,mòguǎntājiāwǎshàngshuāng
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
[各人自掃門前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜]
- sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)