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清扫

清掃
qīngsǎo
verb #12,283

Meanings

  1. 1 to clean up
  2. 2 to sweep
  3. 3 to mop up

Characters

清
qīng
clear; clean
扫
sǎo
to sweep

Examples

环卫工人每天清扫街道。
Huánwèi gōngrén měitiān qīngsǎo jiēdào.
Sanitation workers sweep the streets every day.
警方对犯罪分子进行了一次大清扫。
Jǐngfāng duì fànzuì fēnzǐ jìnxíng le yī cì dà qīngsǎo.
The police conducted a major sweep against criminals.

Tips

usage
清扫 can be literal (sweeping/cleaning) or figurative (a police sweep against crime). Compare with 打扫 (dǎsǎo), which is the more casual everyday word for cleaning.

Stroke Order

清 qīng
扫 sǎo

Related Words

清洁 qīngjié HSK 6 #4,803
clean; sanitary / to clean; to cleanse
清 qīng HSK 6 #1,055
clear; pure; clean / to clean up; to settle
清白 qīngbái #3,467
innocent / pure / clean (of reputation)
清洗 qīngxǐ HSK 6 #5,448
to wash; to rinse; to clean / to purge (figurative)
打扫 dǎsǎo HSK 4 #2,991
to clean / to sweep
清理 qīnglǐ HSK 5 #2,118
to clear up; to tidy up; to clean out / to sort through; to put in order
清新 qīngxīn HSK 7 #7,364
fresh and clean / pure and refreshing
横扫 héngsǎo #16,482
to sweep away / to sweep across / to make a clean sweep
扫荡 sǎodàng #13,479
(military) to mop up; to sweep clean / to crack down on; to eradicate
扫 sǎo HSK 4 #4,782
to sweep / to scan
清扫 qīngsǎo
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