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扫除 Pronunciation and Pinyin

扫除 Usage and Examples

Clean up

Sweep

他在扫除园中小径的枯叶。

He was sweeping up dead leaves from the garden paths.

里面的房间正在进行大扫除。

The rooms inside were undergoing a spring-cleaning.

The characters in 扫除

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
扫
sǎo6sweep, clear, scan, dampen
除
chú10remove, eliminate, or divide

More words starting with 扫

  • sǎo扫le了scanned, swept
  • sǎo扫xìng兴spoil the fun, dampen spirits
  • sǎo扫xìng兴ér而guī归Return disappointed, Go home disappointed
  • sǎo扫dào到brush against, spot
  • sǎo扫dì地Sweep the floor, Sweep
  • sǎo扫dì地le了Swept the floor., Time to sweep the floor.
  • sǎo扫fén坟grave sweeping, sweep the grave
  • sǎo扫mù墓grave sweeping, tomb-sweeping
  • sǎo扫mù墓shí时When sweeping tombs, During tomb-sweeping
  • sáo扫wěi尾mopping up, finishing touches
  • sǎo扫wěi尾gōng工zuò作wrap-up work, mop-up operations
  • sào扫zhou帚broom

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Questions about 扫除

What does 扫除 mean in Chinese?

扫除 (sǎo chú) means “Clean up, Sweep”.

How do you pronounce 扫除?

扫除 is pronounced sǎo chú in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Clean up” in Chinese?

“Clean up” is 扫除 (sǎo chú) in Chinese.

How is 扫除 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 扫除, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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