大扫除 (dàsǎochú): spring cleaning

Measure Word

一次大扫除 cì

Meanings

1 spring cleaning
2 thorough cleanup
3 big cleanup

Characters

to remove; to get rid of

Examples

过年前我们全家要大扫除。

Guònián qián wǒmen quánjiā yào dàsǎochú.

Before New Year, our whole family does a big cleanup.

学校每学期末都会组织一次大扫除。

Xuéxiào měi xuéqī mò dōuhuì zǔzhī yī cì dàsǎochú.

The school organizes a thorough cleanup at the end of each semester.

Tips

culture

大扫除 before Chinese New Year is a tradition symbolizing sweeping away bad luck and making room for good fortune in the new year.

Stroke Order

大 dà

扫 sǎo

除 chú

Related Words

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to clean up; to sweep away / to eliminate; to eradicate

大鱼 dàyú #8,550

big fish / (figurative) big shot; important person; major target

大事 dàshì HSK 5 #2,698

major event; important matter / big deal

大火 dàhuǒ #5,009

big fire / blaze / conflagration / high heat (cooking)

大人物 dàrénwù #4,686

big shot / VIP / important person

大不了 dàbuliǎo #3,115

at worst / if worst comes to worst / no big deal

大哥 dàgē HSK 4 #2,892

eldest brother; big brother / buddy; bro (informal address to a man)

大块头 dàkuàitóu #5,540

big guy / hefty fellow / large person

大 dà HSK 1 #99

big / large / great / old (age)

大喊大叫 dàhǎn-dàjiào #6,325

to shout and scream / to yell loudly / to make a big fuss