qīng sǎo

Traditional: 清掃

清扫 (qīng sǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to tidy up
  2. 2to mop up
  3. 3a sweep (against crime)

Characters in 清扫

清qīng · (of water etc) clear; clean扫sǎo · to sweep (with a brush or broom)

Related words

清楚clear清(of water etc) clear; clean清Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911)清醒clear-headed清理to clear up打扫to clean清白pure扫描to scan清单list of items清除to clear away扫to sweep (with a brush or broom)扫(bound form) a (large) broom

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