扫黄
sǎo huáng
Pinyin

Definition

扫黄
 - 
sǎo huáng
  1. campaign against pornography

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打扫
dǎ sǎo
  1. 1 to clean
  2. 2 to sweep
扫
sǎo
  1. 1 to sweep
扫描
sǎo miáo
  1. 1 to scan
扫除
sǎo chú
  1. 1 to sweep
  2. 2 to clean with a brush
  3. 3 to sweep away (often fig.)
黄
Huáng
  1. 1 surname Huang or Hwang
黄昏
huáng hūn
  1. 1 dusk
  2. 2 evening
  3. 3 nightfall
黄牛
huáng niú
  1. 1 ox
  2. 2 cattle
  3. 3 scalper of tickets etc
  4. 4 to fail to show up
  5. 5 to break a promise
黄瓜
huáng guā
  1. 1 cucumber
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo]
黄色
huáng sè
  1. 1 yellow (color)
  2. 2 pornographic
黄金
huáng jīn
  1. 1 gold
  2. 2 golden (opportunity)
  3. 3 prime (time)
一扫而光
yī sǎo ér guāng
  1. 1 to clear off
  2. 2 to make a clean sweep of
一扫而空
yī sǎo ér kōng
  1. 1 to sweep clean
  2. 2 to clean out
大黄
dà huáng
  1. 1 rhubarb (botany)
扫地
sǎo dì
  1. 1 to sweep the floor
  2. 2 to reach rock bottom
  3. 3 to be at an all-time low
扫墓
sǎo mù
  1. 1 to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
扫射
sǎo shè
  1. 1 to rake with machine gunfire
  2. 2 to strafe
  3. 3 to machine-gun down
扫帚
sào zhou
  1. 1 broom
扫把
sào bǎ
  1. 1 broom
扫描仪
sǎo miáo yí
  1. 1 scanner (device)
扫盲
sǎo máng
  1. 1 to wipe out illiteracy

Idioms (20)

不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
  1. 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. 3 to keep going while some hope is left
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
命归黄泉
mìng guī Huáng quán
  1. 1 lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huáng quán] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to meet one's end
哑巴吃黄莲
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
  1. 1 no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连
  3. 3 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
  1. 1 no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲
  3. 3 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
  1. 1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
  3. 3 sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
妄下雌黄
wàng xià cí huáng
  1. 1 to alter a text indiscriminately (idiom)
  2. 2 to make irresponsible criticism
数黄道黑
shǔ huáng dào hēi
  1. 1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
  2. 2 also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shǔ hēi lùn huáng]
数黑论黄
shǔ hēi lùn huáng
  1. 1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
明日黄花
míng rì huáng huā
  1. 1 lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. outdated
  3. 3 thing of the past
  4. 4 dead letter
杳如黄鹤
yǎo rú huáng hè
  1. 1 to be gone forever (idiom)
  2. 2 to disappear without a trace
牝牡骊黄
pìn mǔ lí huáng
  1. 1 a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance
白旄黄钺
bái máo huáng yuè
  1. 1 white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition
秋风扫落叶
qiū fēng sǎo luò yè
  1. 1 lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
青黄不接
qīng huáng bù jiē
  1. 1 lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop
  2. 2 temporary deficit in manpower or resources
  3. 3 unable to make ends meet
面黄肌瘦
miàn huáng jī shòu
  1. 1 yellow face, emaciated body (idiom); malnourished and sickly in appearance
面黄肌闳
miàn huáng jī hóng
  1. 1 yellow face, emaciated body (idiom); malnourished and sickly in appearance
颜面扫地
yán miàn sǎo dì
  1. 1 lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom
  2. 2 to be thoroughly discredited (idiom)
飞黄腾达
Fēi huáng téng dá
  1. 1 lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career

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