The Chinese word for broom is
扫帚
sào zhǒu
Chinese Definition
| broom | |
| 1. 扫帚 | |
| Components | |
| 扫 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 掃 | |
| 帚 | |
| 1. broom; broomstick |
Translations for 帚 and their definitions
| 掃帚 | |
| 1. n. broom | |
| 2. n. (zh-alt-name, 地膚,) |
| 扫帚 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 掃帚 |
| 掃把 | |
| 1. n. broom |
| 扫把 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 掃把 |
| 帚 | |
| 1. broom; broomstick |
| 掃 | |
| 1. to clean with a broom; to sweep clean | |
| 掃地 - to sweep the floor | |
| 2. to clear away; to exterminate; to eliminate | |
| 3. (historical) to go on a punitive expedition; to stabilise (a political situation); to conquer | |
| 4. (of eyes) to sweep over; to sweep away; to dart a look at | |
| 5. (computing) to scan (a code) | |
| 6. to offer sacrifices and pay respect to a dead person at the tomb | |
| 7. to paint; to write | |
| 8. (literary, or in compounds) total; all; entire | |
| 9. (Hakka) to beat up somebody | |
| 10. broom; broomstick | |
| 11. brush (noun) |
| 扫 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 掃 |
| 掃除 | |
| 1. v. to clear away; to sweep away; to clean with a brush | |
| 2. v. (figurative) to eradicate; to wipe out | |
| 掃除 文盲 - to eliminate illiteracy |
| 刷子 | |
| 1. n. brush (implement with a handle) | |
| 2. n. (obsolete, informal) fool; idiot |
| 扫除 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 掃除 |
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary
Pronunciation
sào zhǒu
More Chinese words for The Garden Shed
All vocabulary sets
Random Quiz:
What is the word for shake?
What is the word for shake?
Start learning Chinese vocabulary
| Subscribe to Word of the Day |
| Email: |
Our Books