横扫

橫掃

héngsǎo

verb #16,482

Meanings

1 to sweep away
2 to sweep across
3 to make a clean sweep

Characters

horizontal; across; sweeping

to sweep; to clean

Examples

台风横扫了整个沿海地区。

Táifēng héngsǎo le zhěnggè yánhǎi dìqū.

The typhoon swept across the entire coastal area.

他们在比赛中横扫对手。

Tāmen zài bǐsài zhōng héngsǎo duìshǒu.

They made a clean sweep of their opponents in the competition.

Tips

usage

横扫 implies overwhelming force. In sports, it means winning all games in a series (a sweep).

Stroke Order

横 héng

扫 sǎo