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扫
掃
sao3
 
- to sweep
 
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扫
掃
sao4
 
- broom
 
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11 | 
| radical | 
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| strokes after radical | 
8 | 
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超声扫描
超聲掃描
chao1 sheng1 sao3 miao2
 
- ultrasonic scan
 
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打扫
打掃
da3 sao3
 
- to clean; to sweep
 
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电脑断层扫描
電腦斷層掃描
dian4 nao3 duan4 ceng2 sao3 miao2
 
- CAT scan; CT scan
 
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拂扫
拂掃
fu2 sao3
 
- whisk
 
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隔行扫描
隔行掃描
ge2 hang2 sao3 miao2
 
- interlaced scanning
 
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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
ge4 ren2 zi4 sao3 men2 qian2 xue3 - mo4 guan3 ta1 jia1 wa3 shang4 shuang1
 
- sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
 
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横扫
橫掃
heng2 sao3
 
- to sweep away; to sweep across
 
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横扫千军
橫掃千軍
heng2 sao3 qian1 jun1
 
- total annihilation
 
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名誉扫地
名譽掃地
ming2 yu4 sao3 di4
 
- to be thoroughly discredited; to fall into disrepute
 
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清扫
清掃
qing1 sao3
 
- to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)
 
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秋风扫落叶
秋風掃落葉
qiu1 feng1 sao3 luo4 ye4
 
- lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
 
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扫除
掃除
sao3 chu2
 
- to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.)
 
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扫除机
掃除機
sao3 chu2 ji1
 
- mechanical sweeper
 
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扫除天下
掃除天下
sao3 chu2 tian1 xia4
 
- to sweep away evil; to purge (the world of crime)
 
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扫荡
掃蕩
sao3 dang4
 
- to root out; to wipe out
 
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扫荡腿
掃蕩腿
sao3 dang4 tui3
 
- leg sweep
 
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扫地
掃地
sao3 di4
 
- to sweep the floor; to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low
 
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扫黄
掃黃
sao3 huang2
 
- campaign against pornography
 
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扫黄打非
掃黃打非
sao3 huang2 da3 fei1
 
- to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
 
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扫黄运动
掃黃運動
sao3 huang2 yun4 dong4
 
- campaign against pornography
 
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扫街
掃街
sao3 jie1
 
- to sweep the streets; to canvas (for votes, sales etc)
 
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扫雷
掃雷
sao3 lei2
 
- minesweeper (computer game)
 
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扫雷舰
掃雷艦
sao3 lei2 jian4
 
- minesweeper
 
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扫雷艇
掃雷艇
sao3 lei2 ting3
 
- minesweeper
 
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扫罗
掃羅
sao3 luo2
 
- Saul (name); biblical king around 1000 BC
 
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扫码
掃碼
sao3 ma3
 
- to scan a QR code or barcode
 
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扫盲
掃盲
sao3 mang2
 
- to wipe out illiteracy
 
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扫描
掃描
sao3 miao2
 
- to scan
 
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扫描器
掃描器
sao3 miao2 qi4
 
- scanner
 
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扫描仪
掃描儀
sao3 miao2 yi2
 
- scanner (device)
 
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扫墓
掃墓
sao3 mu4
 
- to sweep the tombs (of one's ancestors); the Qingming festival
 
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扫射
掃射
sao3 she4
 
- to rake with machine gunfire; to strafe; to machine-gun down
 
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扫视
掃視
sao3 shi4
 
- to run one's eyes over; to sweep one's eyes over
 
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扫尾
掃尾
sao3 wei3
 
- to complete the last stage of work; to round off
 
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扫兴
掃興
sao3 xing4
 
- to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed
 
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扫雪车
掃雪車
sao3 xue3 che1
 
- snowplow
 
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扫把
掃把
sao4 ba3
 
- broom
 
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扫把星
掃把星
sao4 ba3 xing1
 
- bearer of ill luck; person with the evil eye; comet
 
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扫帚
掃帚
sao4 zhou5
 
- broom
 
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扫帚星
掃帚星
sao4 zhou5 xing1
 
- comet; jinx; bearer of ill luck
 
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数码扫描
數碼掃描
shu4 ma3 sao3 miao2
 
- a digital scan
 
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威信扫地
威信掃地
wei1 xin4 sao3 di4
 
- to lose every scrap of reputation
 
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颜面扫地
顏面掃地
yan2 mian4 sao3 di4
 
- lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom; to be thoroughly discredited (idiom)
 
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一扫而光
一掃而光
yi1 sao3 er2 guang1
 
- to clear off; to make a clean sweep of
 
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一扫而空
一掃而空
yi1 sao3 er2 kong1
 
- to sweep clean; to clean out
 
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逐行扫描
逐行掃描
zhu2 hang2 sao3 miao2
 
- line by line scanning; progressive scanning