Chinese Word of the Day

扫帚
sào zhǒu

broom

Definitions

Chinese > English
扫帚
1. Simplified form of 掃帚
掃帚	sàozhou, sàozhǒu
1. n. broom
2. n. (zh-alt-name, 地膚,)
English > Chinese
broom
1. 扫帚
Components
扫
1. Simplified form of 掃
掃	sǎo
1. to clean with a broom; to sweep clean
掃地 - to sweep the floor
2. to clear away; to exterminate; to eliminate
3. (historical) to go on a punitive expedition; to stabilise (a political situation); to conquer
4. (of eyes) to sweep over; to sweep away; to dart a look at
5. (computing) to scan (a code)
6. to offer sacrifices and pay respect to a dead person at the tomb
7. to paint; to write
8. (literary, or in compounds) total; all; entire
9. (Hakka) to beat up somebody
10. broom; broomstick
11. brush (noun)
帚	zhǒu
1. broom; broomstick
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