How to say “sweep” in Chinese
sweep; scan
“Sweep” in Chinese is 扫, sǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
扫 is read sǎo. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
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 “扫”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 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.
- 您用现金还是扫码？nínyòngxiànjīnháishisǎomǎWill you pay in cash or by code?
- 志愿者们打扫的打扫做饭的做饭zhìyuànzhěmendǎsǎodedǎsǎo,zuòfàndezuòfànThe volunteers: some are cleaning, some are cooking.
- 请扫一下这个二维码qǐngsǎoyíxiàzhègeèrwéimǎPlease scan this QR code.
- 扫一下二维码就可以登录sǎoyíxiàèrwéimǎjiùkěyǐdēnglùScan the QR code — and you can log in.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Cleaning and the bathroom”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sweep” in Chinese?
“Sweep” in Chinese is 扫, pinyin sǎo.
What does 扫 mean?
扫 (sǎo) means “sweep; scan”.
How do you write 扫?
扫 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 扫?
扫 is read sǎo. Tones: sǎo — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sweep” 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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