扫地

掃地

sǎodì

verb #8,279

Meanings

HSK 1

你今天扫地了吗？

Nǐ jīntiān sǎodì le ma?

Did you sweep the floor today?

HSK 3

妈妈每天早上都扫地。

Māma měitiān zǎoshang dōu sǎodì.

Mom sweeps the floor every morning.

HSK 7-9

这件丑闻让他的名声扫地。

Zhè jiàn chǒuwén ràng tā de míngshēng sǎodì.

This scandal completely ruined his reputation.

usage

名声扫地 and 颜面扫地 are common set phrases meaning 'reputation/dignity completely destroyed' - as if swept away like dust.

扫 sǎo

地 dì