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扫帚 (sào zhǒu): Broom (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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扫帚 consists of 2 characters.

to sweep, to clean with a broom

broom, a tool for sweeping

How to Use 扫帚 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 扫帚 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith新

xīn新

sào扫

zhou帚

neutral

new broom

Verb + Objectwith用

yòng用

sào扫

zhou帚

sǎo扫

dì地

Measure Word + Nounwith把

yī一

bǎ把

sào扫

zhou帚

Idiomwith星

sào扫

zhou帚

xīng星

informal

comet (lit. broom star); jinx

Example Sentences with 扫帚

wǒ我

yòng用

sào扫

zhǒu帚

sǎo扫

dì地

。

neutral

Spoken

sweep the floor with a broom

neutral

a broom

I use a broom to sweep the floor.

qǐng请

bǎ把

qiáng墙

jiǎo角

de的

sào扫

zhou帚

dì递

gěi给

wǒ我

，

wǒ我

xū需

yào要

qīng清

lǐ理

yí一

xià下

zǒu走

láng廊

。

Please pass me the broom in the corner; I need to clean the hallway.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

qīng清

jié洁

liú流

chéng程

zhōng中

，

sào扫

zhou帚

yìng应

yǔ与

qí其

tā他

gōng工

jù具

fēn分

kāi开

cún存

fàng放

。

In the formal cleaning procedure, brooms should be stored separately from other tools.

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mā妈

mā妈

yòng用

sào扫

zhǒu帚

dǎ打

sǎo扫

fáng房

jiān间

，

bǎ把

huī灰

chén尘

dōu都

sǎo扫

gān干

jìng净

le了

。

Mom uses a broom to clean the room, sweeping all the dust away.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

zhī知

dào道

zhè这

bǎ把

xīn新

sào扫

tā他

méi没

yǒu有

yòng用

sào扫

zhou帚

，

ér而

shì是

zhè这

bǎ把

jiù旧

sào扫

zhǒu帚

suī虽

rán然

yòng用

le了

jǐn尽

guǎn管

sào扫

zhou帚

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

jiǎn简

dān单

zhou

帚

de的

shǐ使

yòng用

fāng方

fǎ法

？

Do you know how to use this new broom?

xuǎn

选

zé择

le了

xī吸

chén尘

qì器

lái来

dǎ打

sǎo扫

dì地

bǎn板

。

He did not use a broom but chose a vacuum cleaner to clean the floor.

hěn很

jiǔ久

，

dàn但

sǎo扫

qǐ起

dì地

lái来

hái还

shì是

hěn很

shùn顺

shǒu手

。

Although this old broom has been used for a long time, it still works well for sweeping.

，

dàn但

zhèng正

què确

shǐ使

yòng用

néng能

tí提

gāo高

qīng清

jié洁

xiào效

lǜ率

。

Although the broom appears simple, using it correctly can improve cleaning efficiency.

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扫兴sǎo xìng
扫墓sǎo mù
扫描sǎo miáo
扫码sǎo mǎ
扫除sǎo chú
清扫qīng sǎo