sǎo dàng

Traditional: 掃蕩

扫荡 (sǎo dàng) is a Chinese word meaning “(military) to mop up; to crack down on; to eradicate”.

Meanings

  1. 1(military) to mop up
  2. 2to crack down on; to eradicate

Characters in 扫荡

扫sǎo · to sweep (with a brush or broom)荡dàng · to wash

Related words

打扫to clean扫描to scan荡妇prostitute; floozy; slut扫to sweep (with a brush or broom)扫(bound form) a (large) broom游荡to wander扫地to sweep the floor扫兴to spoil things; to dampen spirits淫荡loose in morals放荡licentious脑震荡(med.) cerebral concussion荡to wash

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