掃〔扫〕 sou³ {sǎo}

(verb) 1. clear away; 2. to scan

掃〔扫〕 sou³ {sǎo}

to sweep

掃〔扫〕 sou³ {sào}

broom

掃毒〔扫-〕 sou³ duk⁶ {sǎo dú}

drug squad; virus scan

掃貨〔扫货〕 sou³ fo³ {sǎo huò}

verb; go on a shopping spree

掃風〔扫风〕 sou³ fung¹ {sǎo fēng}

to pat babies' back so they won't puke out the milk; to burp a baby

掃興〔扫兴〕 sou³ hing³ {sǎo xìng}

(slang) spoilsport

掃平〔扫-〕 sou³ ping⁴ {sǎo píng}

to clear; to sweep over; to crush; to suppress

掃把〔扫-〕 sou³ baa² {sào bǎ}

broom

掃除〔扫-〕 sou³ ceoi⁴ {sǎo chú}

1. to sweep
2. to clean with a brush
3. to sweep away (often fig.)

掃地〔扫-〕 sou³ dei⁶ {sǎo dì}

1. to sweep the floor
2. to reach rock bottom
3. to be at an all-time low

掃蕩〔扫荡〕 sou³ dong⁶ {sǎo dàng}

1. to root out
2. to wipe out

掃街〔扫-〕 sou³ gaai¹ {sǎo jiē}

1. to sweep the streets
2. to canvas (for votes, sales etc)

掃興〔扫兴〕 sou³ hing³ {sǎo xìng}

1. to have one's spirits dampened
2. to feel disappointed

掃雷〔扫-〕 sou³ leoi⁴ {sǎo léi}

minesweeper (computer game)

掃羅〔扫罗〕 sou³ lo⁴ {Sǎo luó}

1. Saul (name)
2. biblical king around 1000 BC

掃盲〔扫-〕 sou³ maang⁴ {sǎo máng}

to wipe out illiteracy

掃尾〔扫-〕 sou³ mei⁵ {sǎo wěi}

1. to complete the last stage of work
2. to round off

掃描〔扫-〕 sou³ miu⁴ {sǎo miáo}

to scan

掃墓〔扫-〕 sou³ mou⁶ {sǎo mù}

1. to sweep the tombs (of one's ancestors)
2. the Qingming festival

掃射〔扫-〕 sou³ se⁶ {sǎo shè}

1. to rake with machine gunfire
2. to strafe
3. to machine-gun down

掃視〔扫视〕 sou³ si⁶ {sǎo shì}

1. to run one's eyes over
2. to sweep one's eyes over

掃黃〔扫黄〕 sou³ wong⁴ {sǎo huáng}

campaign against pornography

掃帚〔扫-〕 sou³ zau² {sào zhou}

broom

掃灰水〔扫--〕 sou³ fui¹ seoi² {sǎo huī shuǐ}

limewashing

掃把星〔扫--〕 sou³ baa² sing¹ {sào bǎ xīng}

1. bearer of ill luck
2. person with the evil eye
3. comet

掃除機〔扫-机〕 sou³ ceoi⁴ gei¹ {sǎo chú jī}

mechanical sweeper

掃蕩腿〔扫荡-〕 sou³ dong⁶ teoi² {sǎo dàng tuǐ}

leg sweep

掃雷艦〔扫-舰〕 sou³ leoi⁴ laam⁶ {sǎo léi jiàn}

minesweeper

掃雷艇〔扫--〕 sou³ leoi⁴ teng⁵ {sǎo léi tǐng}

minesweeper

掃描器〔扫--〕 sou³ miu⁴ hei³ {sǎo miáo qì}

scanner

掃描儀〔扫-仪〕 sou³ miu⁴ ji⁴ {sǎo miáo yí}

scanner (device)

掃雪車〔扫-车〕 sou³ syut³ ce¹ {sǎo xuě chē}

snowplow

掃帚星〔扫--〕 sou³ zau² sing¹ {sào zhou xīng}

1. comet
2. jinx
3. bearer of ill luck

掃地出門〔扫--门〕 sou³ dei⁶ ceot¹ mun⁴ {sǎo dì chū mén}

verb; literally: swept out the rubbish from the house. Metaphor :Bad things completely cleared out; Also confiscation of all property, kicking out of the house

掃除天下〔扫---〕 sou³ ceoi⁴ tin¹ haa⁶ {sǎo chú tiān xià}

1. to sweep away evil
2. to purge (the world of crime)

掃黃打非〔扫黄--〕 sou³ wong⁴ daa² fei¹ {sǎo huáng dǎ fēi}

to eradicate pornography and illegal publications

掃黃運動〔扫黄运动〕 sou³ wong⁴ wan⁶ dung⁶ {sǎo huáng yùn dòng}

campaign against pornography