Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

broom

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

sǎo, sào

Bopomofo

ㄙㄠˇ, ㄙㄠˋ

Jyutping

sou3

Example sentences

新年快到了,大家都在忙著打掃房子。
新年快到了,大家都在忙著打扫房子。

Chinese New Year is coming, and everyone is busy cleaning the house.

他把屋子內外都打掃得乾乾淨淨。
他把屋子内外都打扫得干干净净。

He cleaned the inside and outside of the house thoroughly.

他在過年前把家裡徹底打掃了一遍。
他在过年前把家里彻底打扫了一遍。

He gave the house a thorough cleaning before the New Year.

他每年清明節都會去掃墓。
他每年清明节都会去扫墓。

He goes to sweep the grave every Qingming Festival.

每天早上,他都會幫忙掃地。
每天早上,他都会帮忙扫地。

Every morning, he helps to sweep the floor.

他拿著掃帚在院子裡掃地。
他拿著扫帚在院子里扫地。

He is holding a broom and sweeping the floor in the courtyard.

巫婆 wūpó
童話故事裡的巫婆騎著掃帚在夜空中飛行。
童话故事里的巫婆骑著扫帚在夜空中飞行。

The witch in the fairy tale flies through the night sky on a broomstick.

請把這份文件掃描成電子檔。
请把这份文件扫描成电子档。

Please scan this document into an electronic file.

請掃描二維碼進行支付。
请扫描二维码进行支付。

Please scan the QR code to proceed with payment.

「本來打算去郊遊,結果下起大雨,真是掃興。」
「本来打算去郊游,结果下起大雨,真是扫兴。」

We originally planned to go on an outing, but it started raining heavily, which was really disappointing.

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