打扫 dǎ sǎo
HSK 3 word · traditional 打掃
Meanings
- to clean
- to sweep
Characters
- 打 dǎ: a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 "to make a phone call", 打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打气 "to inflate")
- 扫 sǎo: to sweep (with a brush or broom)
Example sentences
今晚谁要打扫？
Who's going to clean up tonight?
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我不用打扫房间。
I don't have to clean my room.
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我刚打扫过这个。
I just cleaned this.
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Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).