Chinese New Year is coming, and everyone is busy cleaning the house.
broom
Hanzi
Grade
Grade 4
Pinyin
sǎo, sào
Bopomofo
ㄙㄠˇ, ㄙㄠˋ
Jyutping
sou3
Example sentences
He cleaned the inside and outside of the house thoroughly.
He gave the house a thorough cleaning before the New Year.
He goes to sweep the grave every Qingming Festival.
Every morning, he helps to sweep the floor.
He is holding a broom and sweeping the floor in the courtyard.
The witch in the fairy tale flies through the night sky on a broomstick.
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We originally planned to go on an outing, but it started raining heavily, which was really disappointing.
Example Vocabulary
打掃
to clean; to sweep
掃
to sweep; to clear away; to eliminate
掃地
to sweep the floor; to reach rock bottom (of reputation)
掃帚
broom
掃描
scan
掃興
to have one's spirits dampened; disappointing; to spoil the fun
掃盪
一掃而光
一掃而空
掃墓
to sweep graves; to pay respects at a tomb
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