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一扫而空 — “To sweep away completely”

一扫而空 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sweep away completely”. To clear out thoroughly; to make a clean sweep.

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一扫而空 Pronunciation and Pinyin

一扫而空 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
扫
sǎo6sweep, clear, scan, dampen
而
ér6and, but, then
空
kōng8empty, void, or sky

Example Sentence with 一扫而空

商店里的新产品一上市,很快就被顾客们一扫而空了。
As soon as the new products hit the shelves, they were quickly swept away by customers.

Idioms Related to 一扫而空

Synonyms of 一扫而空

  • yī一wǎng网dǎ打jìn尽catch all in one net
  • sǎo扫dì地yǐ以jìn尽Utterly destroyed or discredited
  • zhǎn斩cǎo草chú除gēn根Eradicate evil or trouble completely

Antonyms of 一扫而空

  • yī一jiè介bù不qǔ取refuse to take anything not one's own
  • kuī岿rán然dú独cún存stand firm and alone
  • shuò硕guǒ果jǐn仅cún存the last remaining one of its kind

More idioms starting with 一

  • yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
  • yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
  • yī一bù不zuò作,,èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
  • yī一bù不zuò做,,èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
  • yī一bù不yā压zhòng众,,bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
  • yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
  • yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
  • yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
  • yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat

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Questions about 一扫而空

What does 一扫而空 mean?

一扫而空 (yī sǎo ér kōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sweep away completely”.

How do you pronounce 一扫而空?

一扫而空 is pronounced yī sǎo ér kōng in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 一扫而空?

一下子便扫除干净。比喻彻底清除。

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