"to sweep" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
打扫 打掃 dǎ sǎo v. to clean / to sweep syn
扫 掃 sǎo v. to sweep (with a brush or broom) / to sweep away / to wipe out / to get rid of / to sweep (one's eyes etc) over / to scan syn
席卷 席捲 xí juǎn to engulf / to sweep / to carry away everything syn
划拉 huá la to sweep / to brush away syn
掠 lüè to take over by force / to rob / to plunder / to brush over / to skim / to sweep syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
扫地 掃地 sǎo dì to sweep the floor / (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom / to be at an all-time low syn
铲除 剷除 chǎn chú to root out / to eradicate / to sweep away / to abolish syn
清扫 清掃 qīng sǎo v. to tidy up / to mop up / a sweep (against crime) syn
横扫 橫掃 héng sǎo to sweep away / to sweep across syn
掠过 掠過 lüè guò to flit across / to sweep past / to glance (strike at an angle)
所向披靡 suǒ xiàng pī mǐ (idiom) to sweep everything before one / to be invincible syn
扫墓 掃墓 sǎo mù v. to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person) syn
扫视 掃視 sǎo shì to run one's eyes over / to sweep one's eyes over syn
裹挟 裹挾 guǒ xié to sweep along / to coerce syn
卷 捲 juǎn v., n., m.w. to roll up / to sweep up / to carry along / a roll / classifier for rolls, spools etc syn
荡 蕩 dàng to wash / to squander / to sweep away / to move / to shake / dissolute / pond syn
桔 jié Chinese bellflower / balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) / well sweep (device for raising and lowering a bucket in a well, using a pivoted pole) / used in 桔梗[jie2geng3] / used in 桔槔[jie2gao1] syn
一扫而光 一掃而光 yī sǎo ér guāng (idiom) to make a clean sweep of / to clean out / see 一掃而空|一扫而空[yi1sao3er2kong1] syn
槔 gāo well sweep (device for raising and lowering a bucket in a well, using a pivoted pole) / used in 桔槔[jie2gao1]
一扫而空 一掃而空 yī sǎo ér kōng (idiom) to make a clean sweep of / to clean out syn
扫除天下 掃除天下 sǎo chú tiān xià to sweep away evil / to purge (the world of crime)
秋风扫落叶 秋風掃落葉 qiū fēng sǎo luò yè lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom) / to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
巻 juǎn to roll up / (fig.) to sweep up / to engulf / to drag into (a situation) / (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree / hypercompetitive / a roll / classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) / to sweep up / to carry along / classifier for rolls, spools etc / Japanese variant of 卷[juan3]
声纳扫海 聲納掃海 sonar sweep / sweep
疾驰而过 疾馳而過 jí chí ér guò to sweep past / to hurtle past / to swoosh past
席卷亚洲 席卷亞洲 xí juǎn yà zhōu to sweep through Asia
劲吹 勁吹 jìng chuī (of wind) to blow strongly / (fig.) (of trends, changes etc) to sweep through society
报喜不报忧 報喜不報憂 bào xǐ bù bào yōu to report only the good news, not the bad news / to hold back unpleasant news / to sweep bad news under the carpet
扫街 掃街 sǎo jiē to sweep the streets / to canvas (for votes, sales etc)
流动账户 流動賬戶 liú dòng zhàng hù sweep accounts
扫描频率 掃描頻率 sweep rate
扫描系统 掃描系統 sweep system / multi-transducer sonar
扫探 掃探 sweep
乒周期 pīng zhōu qī ping cycle / ping period / sweep
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 各人自掃門前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
桔槔 jié gāo well sweep (device for raising and lowering a bucket in a well, using a pivoted pole)
槹 gāo well sweep (device for raising and lowering a bucket in a well, using a pivoted pole) / variant of 槔[gao1]
风卷残云 fēng juǎn cán yún (idiom) To sweep away everything that remains in one sudden movement, like a gust carrying off the last clouds. syn
犁庭扫穴 犁庭掃穴 lí tíng sǎo xué (idiom) To level the enemy's headquarters and sweep away its lairs. Figuratively, to destroy the opposing forces completely.
一扫无遗 一掃無遺 yī sǎo wú yí (idiom) To remove or wipe out completely in one sweep. It can be used literally or figuratively.
一扫而尽 yī sǎo ér jìn (idiom) To sweep away and remove something at once. It refers to completely eliminating something.
一而光 yī ér guāng (idiom) To eliminate or remove something completely, leaving nothing behind. It has the same meaning as “to sweep everything away.”
扫墓望丧 sǎo mù wàng sàng (idiom) To sweep a grave in anticipation of someone’s death and burial. It suggests that a cruel official is certain to suffer retribution soon.
扫径以待 sǎo jìng yǐ dài (idiom) To sweep the path in the courtyard and wait, in preparation for welcoming a guest.
扫穴擒渠 掃穴擒渠 sǎo xué qín qú (idiom) To sweep out the lair and capture the bandit leader. It refers to completely destroying a criminal or enemy group.
扫穴犁庭 掃穴犁庭 sǎo xué lí tíng (idiom) To sweep away an enemy's lair and level its courtyard. Figuratively, to destroy an enemy and its stronghold completely.
拥彗先驱 yōng huì xiān qū (idiom) To hold a broom and sweep the ground ahead of an honored guest. It describes exceptionally respectful hospitality.
拥彗扫门 擁彗掃門 yōng huì sǎo mén (idiom) To hold a broom and sweep the way before an honored guest. It describes an exceptionally respectful and deferential welcome.
拥彗清道 擁彗清道 yōng huì qīng dào (idiom) To hold a broom and sweep the road as a sign of respect for a visitor.
拥彗迎门 擁彗迎門 yōng huì yíng mén (idiom) To hold a broom, sweep the ground in front of the door, and welcome an honored guest. It expresses deep respect for the visitor.
洒扫应对 灑掃應對 sǎ sào yìng duì (idiom) To sprinkle water, sweep the floor, receive guests and behave properly. In traditional Confucian education, these tasks were among the basic lessons.
灶上扫除 zào shàng sǎo chú (idiom) To sweep the stove clean. Figuratively, it describes something extremely easy to accomplish.
灶上骚除 zào shàng sāo chú (idiom) To sweep the kitchen stove, something extremely easy to do. By extension, it describes a task requiring almost no effort.
犁庭扫闾 犁庭掃閭 lí tíng sǎo lǚ (idiom) To level an enemy’s courtyard and sweep away its village / figuratively, to destroy the opposing side completely. syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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