Meaning of 打扫
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to clean
- to sweep
How to use 打扫
打扫 is the everyday verb for cleaning a room, house, or space, especially sweeping and tidying. It usually takes a place as its object. Example: 我周末打扫房间。(Wǒ zhōumò dǎsǎo fángjiān.) I clean my room on weekends.
Both 打 (dǎ) and 扫 (sǎo) have the hand radical 扌 on the left, so picture two hands at work. One hand does the action 打, and the other holds a broom to sweep, 扫.
Common mistake: Learners often use 打扫 for washing things like dishes or clothes, but those take 洗 (xǐ), as in 洗碗 (xǐ wǎn). Also note that both syllables are third tone, so in speech the first changes to a rising tone: dá sǎo.
打扫 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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打 dǎ · to hit · 5 strokes
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扫 sǎo · to sweep · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 打扫.
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | to make a telephone call |
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 打球 | dǎ qiú | to play a ball sport |
| 打车 | dǎchē | to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift |
| 打算 | dǎsuàn | to plan; to intend |
| 打工 | dǎgōng | to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or d |
| 打印 | dǎyìn | to affix a seal; to stamp |
| 打破 | dǎpò | to break; to smash |
| 打听 | dǎting | to ask about; to make some inquiries |
| 打败 | dǎbài | to defeat; to overpower |
| 打针 | dǎzhēn | to give or get an injection |
| 打折 | dǎzhé | to give a discount |
Questions about 打扫
What does 打扫 mean?
打扫 (dǎsǎo) means "to clean; to sweep" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 打扫?
打扫 is made of 2 characters: 打 (5 strokes), 扫 (6 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 打扫 an HSK word?
Yes. 打扫 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 打扫 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 打扫 is written 打掃.
What is the difference between 打扫 and 清洁?
打扫 is the common spoken verb for cleaning a place yourself. 清洁 (qīngjié) is more formal and often works as an adjective or noun meaning clean or cleanliness, as in 清洁工 (qīngjiégōng), cleaner.
Can 打扫 be reduplicated?
Yes. 打扫打扫 (dǎsǎo dǎsǎo) means to give something a quick clean, for example 把厨房打扫打扫 (bǎ chúfáng dǎsǎo dǎsǎo), give the kitchen a quick clean. You can also say 打扫一下 (dǎsǎo yíxià) with the same light tone.