扫尾

掃尾

sǎowěi

verb #32,516

Meanings

1 to wrap up
2 to finish off (the last stage of work)
3 to round off a project

Characters

Examples

项目快做完了，现在只剩扫尾工作。

Xiàngmù kuài zuò wán le, xiànzài zhǐ shèng sǎowěi gōngzuò.

The project is almost done - only the wrap-up work remains.

请你帮我扫扫尾。

Qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ sǎo sǎowěi.

Please help me tie up the loose ends.

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usage

Most often appears as 扫尾工作 ('wrap-up work') - the final cleanup stage of a project: cleaning the site, fixing minor issues, filing reports. Literally 'sweep + tail' - sweeping up what's left at the end.

Stroke Order

扫 sǎo

尾 wěi