Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
扫
sǎo
Description
"扫"就是用扫把清理地上的东西，比如扫地。
"扫" means to use a broom to clean things off the floor, like sweeping the floor.
现在我们也常常说"扫"手机上的二维码。
Nowadays, we also often say "扫" the QR code on a phone.
Meanings
扫sǎo
to sweep with a broom
我每天扫地。
I sweep the floor every day.
扫sǎo
to scan (a QR code)
请扫这个二维码。
Please scan this QR code.
扫sǎo
to glance over quickly
他扫了一眼手机。
He glanced at his phone.
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Notes
- Etymology
the 扌 (hand) radical marks it as an action done with the hand.
- Nuance
扫 is the plain verb; 打扫 means to clean up a whole area.
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