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sǎo · sao/sào · sao

Traditional 掃

Meaning

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sǎo 掃

  1. to sweep (with a brush or broom)
  2. to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of
  3. to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan

sào 掃

  1. (bound form) a (large) broom

In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)扫(sǎo)完(wán)以(yǐ)后(hòu),我(wǒ)会(huì)拖(tuō)地(dì)。

When you're done sweeping, I'll mop.

Tatoeba: Chinese by billt_estates · English by mervert1 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)扫(sǎo)完(wán)地(dì)后(hòu),我(wǒ)来(lái)拖(tuō)地(dì)。

When you're done sweeping, I'll mop.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by mervert1 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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