clean up; eliminate obstacles
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to clean up; to sweep clean
neutralMost commonly refers to cleaning activities, like sweeping or mopping floors. Can be used for both large-scale cleaning events and daily chores.
Měi每
zhōu周
wǔ五
xià下
wǔ午
，
wǒ我
men们
quán全
bān班
dōu都
huì会
jìn进
xíng行
dà大
sǎo扫
chú除
。
Every Friday afternoon, our whole class does a thorough cleaning.
Mā妈
ma妈
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
yào要
sǎo扫
chú除
fáng房
jiān间
。
Mom cleans the room every day.
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Chūn春
jié节
qián前
jiā家
jiā家
hù户
hù户
dōu都
yào要
sǎo扫
chú除
huī灰
chén尘
。
Every household cleans away dust before the Spring Festival.
verb
to eliminate; to remove obstacles; to eradicate
neutralOften used in metaphorical or social contexts to describe removing barriers, problems, or undesirable conditions (e.g., illiteracy, social ills).
Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
sǎo扫
chú除
xué学
xí习
zhōng中
de的
yī一
qiè切
zhàng障
ài碍
。
We must eliminate all obstacles in our studies.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
kāi开
zhǎn展
yùn运
dòng动
，
sǎo扫
chú除
wén文
máng盲
。
The government launched a campaign to eradicate illiteracy.
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Zhè这
xiàng项
xīn新
zhèng政
cè策
shì是
wèi为
le了
sǎo扫
chú除
fǔ腐
bài败
。
This new policy aims to eliminate corruption.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
sǎo扫
chú除
sī思
xiǎng想
shàng上
de的
bǎo保
shǒu守
guān观
niàn念
。
We need to remove conservative ideas from our minds.