héng
sǎo

common
verb

Meaning of 横扫

横扫 means to sweep over; to rout (militarily); to eliminate completely; to scan quickly (with one's eyes); to sweep one's gaze over. Pronounced héng sǎo.

  • to sweep over; to rout (militarily); to eliminate completely
  • to scan quickly (with one's eyes); to sweep one's gaze over

Definitions & Examples

jūn
qiū
fēng
sǎo
luò
zhī
shì
héng
sǎo
jūn
 

Our army swept over the enemy forces like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

Zhè
zhī
qiú
duì
zài
hòu
sài
zhōng
héng
sǎo
le
suǒ
yǒu
duì
shǒu
 

This team swept all its opponents in the playoffs.

fēng
héng
sǎo
le
zhěng
yán沿
hǎi
 

The hurricane swept over the entire coastal region.