How to say “clean” in Chinese
clean (a room)
“Clean” in Chinese is 打扫, dǎ sǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
打扫 is read dǎ sǎo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “打扫”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 打扫. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他把房间打扫干净了tābǎfángjiāndǎsǎogānjìngleHe cleaned the room until it was spotless.
- 我把房间打扫干净了wǒbǎfángjiāndǎsǎogānjìngleI cleaned the room until it was spotless.
- 志愿者们打扫的打扫做饭的做饭zhìyuànzhěmendǎsǎodedǎsǎo,zuòfàndezuòfànThe volunteers: some are cleaning, some are cooking.
More words from the lesson “Cleaning and the bathroom”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “clean” in Chinese?
“Clean” in Chinese is 打扫, pinyin dǎsǎo.
What does 打扫 mean?
打扫 (dǎsǎo) means “clean (a room)”.
How do you write 打扫?
打扫 is 2 characters: 打 (dǎ) — hit, strike; 扫 (sǎo) — sweep. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 打扫?
打扫 is read dǎsǎo. Tones: dǎ — third tone, sǎo — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“clean” in the lesson “Cleaning and the bathroom”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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