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sǎo · sao/sào · sao

Traditional 掃

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Meaning

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sǎo 掃

  1. to sweep (with a brush or broom)
  2. to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of
  3. to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan

sào 掃

  1. (bound form) a (large) broom
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  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)轮到(lúndào)谁(shéi)扫(sǎo)地(dì)？

    Whose turn is it to sweep the floor today?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)！我(wǒ)去(qù)拿(ná)扫把(sàobǎ)。

    Mine! I'll get the broom.

  3. Liangliang

    地(dì)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一张(yīzhāng)纸(zhǐ)。是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    There is a piece of paper on the floor. What is it?

  4. Dengdeng

    是(shì)二维码(èrwéimǎ)，上面(shàngmiàn)写(xiě)着(zhe)：扫(sǎo)一(yī)扫(sǎo)有(yǒu)惊喜(jīngxǐ)。

    It's a QR code. It says, scan for a surprise.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)扫(sǎo)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)！

    Then scan it!

  6. Dengdeng

    扫(sǎo)完(wán)了(le)，是(shì)扫地(sǎodì)机器人(jīqìrén)的(de)广告(guǎnggào)！

    Scanned. It's an ad for a sweeping robot!

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)扫(sǎo)完(wán)以(yǐ)后(hòu)，我(wǒ)会(huì)拖(tuō)地(dì)。

When you're done sweeping, I'll mop.

Tatoeba: Chinese by billt_estates · English by mervert1 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)扫(sǎo)完(wán)地(dì)后(hòu)，我(wǒ)来(lái)拖(tuō)地(dì)。

When you're done sweeping, I'll mop.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by mervert1 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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