扫地出门

掃地出門

sǎodì-chūmén

idiom

Meanings

1 to sweep (someone) out the door
2 to drive out with everything taken; to evict and dispossess

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

一旦违反规定，哪怕是老员工也会被扫地出门。

Yīdàn wéifǎn guīdìng, nǎpà shì lǎo yuángōng yě huì bèi sǎodì-chūmén.

Once the rules are broken, even senior employees get swept out the door.

HSK 7-9

公司发现他贪污，立刻把他扫地出门。

Gōngsī fāxiàn tā tānwū, lìkè bǎ tā sǎodì-chūmén.

The company discovered his embezzlement and showed him the door on the spot.

HSK 7-9

他被家族扫地出门，从此再也没有回来。

Tā bèi jiāzú sǎodì-chūmén, cóngcǐ zàiyě méiyǒu huílái.

He was driven out of the family for good, and never returned.

Tips

usage

Stronger than 开除 or 赶走 - it implies not just dismissal but stripping of status or property as you go out. Common in contexts of fraud, betrayal, or scandal.

Stroke Order

扫 sǎo

地 dì

出 chū

门 mén