扫描

掃描

sǎomiáo

verb HSK 7-9 #3,597

Meanings

Sweeping over something to trace its details - scanning.

HSK 2

医生让他做了一次CT扫描。

Yīshēng ràng tā zuò le yī cì CT sǎomiáo.

The doctor had him get a CT scan.

HSK 5

请扫描这个二维码。

Qǐng sǎomiáo zhège èrwéimǎ.

Please scan this QR code.

HSK 5

扫描仪坏了，用不了。

Sǎomiáoyí huài le, yòngbuliǎo.

The scanner is broken and can't be used.

usage

扫描 is used for both digital scanning (QR codes, documents) and medical scanning (CT, MRI). 扫描仪 is 'scanner' (the device).

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