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扫描

sǎo miáo · sao miao

Traditional 掃描

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to scan
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Scan the homework

  1. Liangliang

    老师(lǎoshī)要(yào)我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)作业(zuòyè)扫描(sǎomiáo)后(hòu)发给(fāgěi)她(tā)。

    The teacher wants us to scan the homework and send it to her.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)来(lái)，手机(shǒujī)一(yī)扫描(sǎomiáo)就(jiù)好(hǎo)了(le)。

    Let me. With a phone, one scan and it is done.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Is it done?

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)了(le)，发给(fāgěi)你(nǐ)了(le)。

    Done. I sent it to you.

  5. Liangliang

    怎么(zěnme)是(shì)一(yī)张(zhāng)白纸(báizhǐ)？

    Why is it a blank sheet?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)扫描(sǎomiáo)的(de)是(shì)背面(bèimiàn)。

    I scanned the back.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)这(zhè)份(fèn)文(wén)件(jiàn)扫(sǎo)描(miáo)后(hòu)发(fā)给(gěi)我(wǒ)。

Please scan this document and send it to me.

02

医(yī)生(shēng)用(yòng)仪(yí)器(qì)扫(sǎo)描(miáo)了(le)他(tā)的(de)大(dà)脑(nǎo)。

The doctor scanned his brain with a machine.

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