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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

打扫 [dǎsǎo]
  1. 1. verb clean
    妈妈花了整个下午在打扫厨房。
    Mum spent an entire afternoon cleaning the kitchen.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

打扫 [dǎsǎo]
  1. 1. sweep; clean
    打扫房间
    clean a room
    打扫垃圾
    sweep away rubbish
    打扫战场
    clean up the battlefield
    把院子打扫干净
    sweep the courtyard clean

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

打扫 [dǎsǎo]
  1. 1. 清扫;清理
    打扫房间

Examples

屋子打扫得很彻底。
The room has been given a thorough cleaning.
打扫垃圾
sweep away rubbish
把院子打扫干净
sweep the courtyard clean
屋子里里外外都打扫得很干净。
The house has been given a thorough cleaning inside and out.
这几位公务员正在打扫卫生。
These civil servants are cleaning up this area.
我们经常去帮助村里的孤老打扫卫生,买米买面。
We often go and help lonely old people do the cleaning and buy rice and flour for them.
过年的时候,许多人都雇请临时工来打扫卫生。
During the Spring Festival, many people hire temporary worker to do the cleaning.
因为打扫屋子,他把自己弄得灰头土脸的。
He was covered with dirt because he just swept the room.

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