sǎo

literary
archaic
formal

Meaning of 洒扫

洒扫 means to sprinkle water and sweep the floor; to clean up (a courtyard or room). Pronounced sǎ sǎo.

  • to sprinkle water and sweep the floor; to clean up (a courtyard or room)

Definitions & Examples

Míng
yǒu
zhì
 
dāng
sǎo
tíng
chú
 

Tomorrow guests will arrive; I should clean the courtyard and steps to await them.

Tóng
sǎo
 
shuǐ
qīng
chén
 

The boy finished sweeping and sprinkling water, then sprinkled more water to settle the dust.

zhī
xué
zhě
 
sǎo
yìng
duì
jìn
tuì退
 
jiē
yǒu
suǒ
 

Ancient scholars had proper methods for cleaning, responding to questions, and moving forward or backward (in ceremony).

Measure Words

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Primary
/ fān