Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

variant of 帚[zhou3]

Hanzi

Pinyin

zhǒu

Bopomofo

ㄓㄡˇ

Jyutping

zaau2

Example sentences

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.

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