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打扫 dǎsǎo

打扫 dǎsǎo Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 打扫 dǎsǎo .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dǎsǎo | da3 sao3
English translation
to clean
to sweep

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About 打扫 dǎsǎo

Read some general information about the Chinese word 打扫 dǎsǎo .

Traditional form

打掃

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 打扫 dǎsǎo

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 打扫 dǎsǎo .

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and Dīng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Dīng

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌丁

Number of Strokes

5
sǎo

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of sǎo . Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and zhǒu represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

扌彐

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 打扫 dǎsǎo

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我们 wǒmen 如果 rúguǒ 打扫 dǎsǎo 房间 fángjiān ,灰尘 huīchén 很快 jiù huì 积聚 jī jù 厚厚的一层 yī céng .

Dust quickly accumulates if we don't sweep our room.

wèi 服务员 fúwùyuán 开始 kāishǐ 打扫 dǎsǎo 房间 fángjiān .

The girl attendant has set about cleaning the room.

哥哥 gēge hěn lǎn ,从不 cóng bù 打扫 dǎsǎo de 卧室 wòshì .

My brother is very lazy . He just lets grass grow under his feet and never cleans his bedroom.

茶房 chá fáng 打扫 dǎsǎo 地下 dì xià de 香烟 xiāng yān tóu , le 许多 xǔduō Shuǐ .

The cleaners were sprinkling water on the floor and sweeping up the cigarette - ends.

家具 jiājù 下面 xià miàn 还有 hái yǒu 团团 de Máo 尘埃 chén aī , qǐng 彻底 chèdǐ 打扫 dǎsǎo 一下 yīxià .

There's fluff and dust under the furniture. Please clean it properly.

打扫 dǎsǎo Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 打扫 dǎsǎo and their own compounds.

打扫 dǎsǎo Compounds

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