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扫除

扫除 (sǎo chú): Sweep away / Eliminate (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

扫除 consists of 2 characters.

to sweep, to clean with a broom

get rid of; eliminate; remove

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Pinyinsǎo chú

MeaningSweep away / Eliminate

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word扫除

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3.

How to Use 扫除 in Sentences

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

Verb + Complementwith干净

sǎo扫

chú除

gān干

jìng净

neutral

clean up thoroughly

Adjective + Nounwith大

dà大

sǎo扫

chú除

neutral

thorough cleaning

Adverb + Verbwith彻底

chè彻

dǐ底

sǎo扫

chú除

Verb + Objectwith障碍

sǎo扫

chú除

zhàng障

ài碍

4.

Example Sentences with 扫除

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

sǎo扫

chú除

fáng房

jiān间

formal

thoroughly eradicate

formal

remove obstacles

。

I clean the room every day.

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

sǎo扫

chú除

suǒ所

yǒu有

zhàng障

ài碍

，

cái才

néng能

què确

bǎo保

xiàng项

mù目

shùn顺

lì利

tuī推

jìn进

。

We must eliminate all obstacles to ensure the smooth progress of the project.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

bù不

cān参

yù与

zhè这

cì次

shè社

qū区

sǎo扫

chú除

huó活

dòng动

ne呢

？

Why don't you participate in this community cleanup activity?

zhōu周

mò末

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

quán全

jiā家

yì一

qǐ起

dà大

sǎo扫

chú除

。

On weekends, our whole family does a thorough cleaning together.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

nǔ努

lì力

sǎo扫

chú除

wù误

jiě解

，

tā他

men们

zhī之

jiān间

de的

gé隔

hé阂

yī依

rán然

cún存

zài在

。

Despite efforts to eliminate misunderstandings, the estrangement between them still exists.

zài在

kāi开

shǐ始

xīn新

gōng工

zuò作

qián前

，

wǒ我

dǎ打

suàn算

chè彻

dǐ底

sǎo扫

chú除

shū书

zhuō桌

shàng上

de的

zá杂

wù物

。

Before starting the new job, I plan to thoroughly clear away the clutter on my desk.

wèi为

le了

yíng迎

jiē接

xīn新

nián年

，

shè社

qū区

zǔ组

zhī织

le了

yī一

cì次

huán环

jìng境

sǎo扫

chú除

huó活

dòng动

。

To welcome the New Year, the community organized an environmental cleanup activity.

wèi为

le了

sǎo扫

chú除

ān安

quán全

yǐn隐

huàn患

，

gōng公

sī司

jué决

dìng定

quán全

miàn面

shēng升

jí级

xiāo消

fáng防

xì系

tǒng统

。

In order to eliminate safety hazards, the company decided to comprehensively upgrade the fire protection system.

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