清扫

清掃

qīngsǎo

verb #12,283

Meanings

1 to clean up
2 to sweep
3 to mop up

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

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.

HSK 7-9

环卫工人每天清扫街道。

Huánwèi gōngrén měitiān qīngsǎo jiēdào.

Sanitation workers sweep the streets every day.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

清 qīng

扫 sǎo