掃 [扫]

Jyutping sou2
Pinyin sǎo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to sweep/to clear away/to raid/to disrupt/to attack/all/disappointed/to sketch/to sweep across/to move quickly left and right/to round off/to sweep the tomb/a broom
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    清潔​或者​保養​用具​；​用柔​軟​嘅​毛​、​人造​纖維​之​類​嘅​物料​紮​成​，​有長​柄​嘅​。​用​嚟​撥​走​或者​捉住​啲​塵​或者​粉末​（​量​詞​：​枝​／​支​）
    brush
    • 胭脂掃
      胭脂扫
      jin1 zi1 sou2
      rouge brush
    • 雞毛掃
      鸡毛扫
      gai1 mou4 sou2
      feather duster
  2. 名詞
    細​把​嘅​掃​把
    a small broom
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 小笤帚
  2. 小掃帚 – 小扫帚
  3. 小掃把 – 小扫把

掃 [扫]

Jyutping sou3
Pinyin sào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. broom
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    broom; broomstick
  2. character
    brush (noun)

掃 [扫]

Jyutping sou3
Pinyin sǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to sweep
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) 1. clear away; 2. to scan
  2. to sweep/to clear away/to raid/to disrupt/to attack/all/disappointed/to sketch/to sweep across/to move quickly left and right/to round off/to sweep the tomb/a broom
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    將​平面​上面​嘅​污​糟​嘢​用​掃​撥​走​佢
    to sweep
    • 快啲掃乾淨個地！
      快啲扫干净个地！
      faai3 di1 sou3 gon1 zeng6 go3 dei6!
      Hurry up and sweep the floor!
    • 掃下啲塵先。
      扫下啲尘先。
      sou3 ha5 di1 can4 sin1.
      Let's sweep the dust.
  2. 動詞
    剷​除
    to crack down against; to eliminate; to get rid of
    • 掃黃
      扫黄
      sou3 wong4
      to combat prostitution
    • 掃毒
      扫毒
      sou3 duk6
      to crack down against the illegal drug market
  3. 動詞
    破壞
    to destroy; to ruin
    • 掃興
      扫兴
      sou3 hing3
      to ruin good mood
  4. 動詞
    一​啲​事物​做​啲​好​快​嘅​動​作​嘅​時​候
    to make a brief gesture
    • 掃瞄
      扫瞄
      sou3 miu4
      to scan
    • 微風輕掃
      微风轻扫
      mei4 fung1 hing1 sou3
      A soft breeze blows by.
    • 亂槍掃射
      乱枪扫射
      lyun6 coeng1 sou3 se6
      to recklessly fire gun rounds everywhere
    • 佢掃我背脊。
      佢扫我背脊。
      keoi5 sou3 ngo5 bui3 zek3.
      They patted me on the back.
    • 老師眼神一掃，全班收聲
      老师眼神一扫，全班收声
      lou5 si1 ngaan5 san4 jat1 sou3, cyun4 baan1 sau1 seng1.
      As the teacher glanced across the entire class, the entire class became silent.
  5. 名詞
    清潔​或者​保養​用具​；​用柔​軟​嘅​毛​、​人造​纖維​之​類​嘅​物料​紮​成​，​有長​柄​嘅​。​用​嚟​撥​走​或者​捉住​啲​塵​或者​粉末​（​量​詞​：​枝​／​支​）
    brush
    • 胭脂掃
      胭脂扫
      jin1 zi1 sou2
      rouge brush
    • 雞毛掃
      鸡毛扫
      gai1 mou4 sou2
      feather duster
  6. 名詞
    細​把​嘅​掃​把
    a small broom
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to offer sacrifices and pay respect to a dead person at the tomb
  2. character
    total; all; entire
  3. character
    to clear away; to exterminate; to eliminate
  4. character
    to scan (a code)
    (syn.) 嘟
  5. character
    to clean with a broom; to sweep clean
    • 掃地
      扫地
      sǎo dì
      to sweep the floor
  6. character, of eyes
    to sweep over; to sweep away; to dart a look at
  7. character
    to paint; to write
  8. character, historical
    to go on a punitive expedition; to stabilise (a political situation); to conquer
  9. character, Hakka
    to beat up somebody
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. sweep, clear away
  2. exterminate
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    QSM
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    QSMB
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #609
  2. HSK3 四级汉字表 #179
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #309
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    汤姆说他打扫屋子打扫了一天。
    湯姆説他打掃屋子打掃了一天。
    tāng mǔ shuō tā dǎ sǎo wū zi dǎ sǎo le yī tiān 。
    • Tom said that he had been cleaning the house all day.
  2. Mandarin
    如果Ted在这儿，他就能帮我们打扫房间了。
    如果Ted在這兒，他就能幫我們打掃房間了。
    rú guǒ ted zài zhè er ， tā jiù néng bāng wǒ men dǎ sǎo fáng jiān le 。
    • If Ted were here, he could help us clean our room.
  3. Mandarin
    经理命令要把所有房间尽快打扫干净。
    經理命令要把所有房間儘快打掃乾淨。
    jīng lǐ mìng lìng yào bǎ suǒ yǒu fáng jiān jǐn kuài dǎ sǎo gān jìng 。
    • The manager ordered all the rooms to be swept clean as soon as possible.
  4. Mandarin
    比尔想提早到他工作的地方打扫他的办公桌。
    比爾想提早到他工作的地方打掃他的辦公桌。
    bǐ ěr xiǎng tí zǎo dào tā gōng zuò de dì fāng dǎ sǎo tā de bàn gōng zhuō 。
    • Bill wanted to get to the office in good time to clean his desk.
  5. Mandarin
    我们刚打扫了厕所。
    我們剛打掃了廁所。
    wǒ men gāng dǎ sǎo le cè suǒ 。
    • We have just cleaned the lavatory.
    • We just now cleaned the toilet.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋屋企习惯清明前𠮶个礼拜日去扫墓嘅。
    我哋屋企習慣清明前嗰個禮拜日去掃墓嘅。
  2. Cantonese
    扫兴
    掃興
  3. Cantonese
    选战扫盲
    選戰掃盲
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    去扫墓𠮶时我会带扎菊花。
    去掃墓嗰時我會帶紮菊花。
    heoi3 sou3 mou6 go2 si4 ngo5 wui5 daai3 zaat3 guk1 faa1.
    • I will bring some chrysanthemums when I sweep the grave.
  2. Cantonese
    传说巫婆可以坐喺扫把飞上天。
    傳説巫婆可以坐喺掃把飛上天。
    cyun4 syut3 mou4 po4 ho2 ji5 co5 hai2 sou3 baa2 fei1 soeng5 tin1.
    • Legend has it that a witch can sit on a broomstick and fly up into the sky.
  3. Cantonese
    间屋打扫得好干净。
    間屋打掃得好乾淨。
    gaan1 uk1 daa2 sou3 dak1 hou2 gon1 zeng6.
    • The house is kept clean and tidy.
  4. Cantonese
    我负责扫地，你负责渻干净个窗。
    我負責掃地，你負責渻乾淨個窗。
    ngo5 fu6 zaak3 sou3 dei6, nei5 fu6 zaak3 saang2 gon1 zeng6 go3 coeng1.
    • I will sweep the floor while you scrub the windows.
  5. Cantonese
    细个阿妈成日话读书唔成听扫街，但系其实扫街有咩问题？
    細個阿媽成日話讀書唔成聽掃街，但係其實掃街有咩問題？
    sai3 go3 aa3 maa1 seng4 jat6 waa6 duk6 syu1 m4 seng4 ting3 sou3 gaai1, daan6 hai6 kei4 sat6 sou3 gaai1 jau5 me1 man6 tai4?
    • In my childhood Mum often said I would be a street cleaner if I did not study well. But actually, what's wrong with that?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    扫码加我
    掃碼加我
    sǎo mǎ jiā wǒ
    • scan the QR code to friend me
  2. Mandarin
    今天我俩值日，我这儿正扫着地，他呢，一溜烟儿跑了。
    今天我倆值日，我這兒正掃着地，他呢，一溜煙兒跑了。
    jīn tiān wǒ liǎ zhí rì ， wǒ zhè r5 zhèng sǎo zhe dì ， tā ne ， yī liū yān r5 pǎo le ．
    • He and I were on cleaning duty today. I was sweeping the room when he got away in a flash.
  3. Mandarin
    听说扫地机器人很容易坏。
    聽説掃地機器人很容易壞。
    tīng shuō sǎo dì jī qì rén hěn róng yì huài ．
    • I've heard that robot vacuums breaks (stops working) very easily.
  4. Mandarin
    把东西收拾干净，我好打扫房间。
    把東西收拾乾淨，我好打掃房間。
    bǎ dōng xī shōu shí qián jìng ， wǒ hǎo dǎ sǎo fáng jiān ．
    • Put stuff away so that I can clean the room.
  5. Mandarin
    扫地
    掃地
    sǎo dì
    • to sweep the floor