掃除 [扫－]

Jyutping sou3 ceoi4
Pinyin sǎo chú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to sweep
  2. to clean with a brush
  3. to sweep away (often fig.)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    清潔​地方
    to clean up; to clean
    • 大掃除
      大扫除
      thorough cleaning of one's abode
  2. 動詞
    同​剷​除
    to remove; to externminate
    • 掃除文盲
      扫除文盲
      to eliminate illiteracy
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, figuratively
    to eradicate; to wipe out
    (syn.) 去掉, 破, 解释, 撤除, 去除, 消解, 削除, 消除, 除去, 報銷, 驅走, 摒除, 打掉, 翦落, 报销, 消释, 荡, 除, 消弭, 除开, 除開, 肃清, 解除, 驱散, 免除, 驱走, 鏟除, 清除, 祛除, 驅除, 铲除, 解釋, 廓清, 蕩, 破除, 排除, 撤, 削, 革除, 破壞, 消釋, 淘汰, 清洗, 驅散, 驱除, 除掉, 排解, 破坏, 屏除, 刷, 消, 肅清, 除忒
    • 掃除文盲
      扫除文盲
      sǎo chú wén máng
      to eliminate illiteracy
  2. verb
    to clear away; to sweep away; to clean with a brush
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3521
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    大扫除
    大掃除
    • thorough cleaning of one's abode
  2. Cantonese
    扫除文盲
    掃除文盲
    • to eliminate illiteracy
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    扫除文盲
    掃除文盲
    sǎo chú wén máng
    • to eliminate illiteracy
  2. Mandarin
    扫除农村中的封建关系，把土地变为农民的私产。
    掃除農村中的封建關係，把土地變為農民的私產。
    sǎo chú nóng cūn zhōng de fēng jiàn guān xì ， bǎ tǔ dì biàn wéi nóng mín de sī chǎn ．
    • Abolish feudal relations in the rural areas, and turn the land over to the private ownership of the peasants.