扫荡
sǎo dàng
Pinyin

Definition

扫荡
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sǎo dàng
  1. to root out
  2. to wipe out

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.)
一扫而光
yī sǎo ér guāng
  1. 1 to clear off
  2. 2 to make a clean sweep of
动荡
dòng dàng
  1. 1 unrest (social or political)
  2. 2 turmoil
  3. 3 upheaval
  4. 4 commotion
坦荡
tǎn dàng
  1. 1 magnanimous
  2. 2 broad and level
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
扫帚
sào zhou
  1. 1 broom
扫盲
sǎo máng
  1. 1 to wipe out illiteracy
扫兴
sǎo xìng
  1. 1 to have one's spirits dampened
  2. 2 to feel disappointed
扫荡
sǎo dàng
  1. 1 to root out
  2. 2 to wipe out
扫黄
sǎo huáng
  1. 1 campaign against pornography
放荡
fàng dàng
  1. 1 licentious
  2. 2 wanton
  3. 3 morally unrestrained
晃荡
huàng dang
  1. 1 to rock
  2. 2 to sway
  3. 3 to shake
横扫
héng sǎo
  1. 1 to sweep away
  2. 2 to sweep across
浩浩荡荡
hào hào dàng dàng
  1. 1 grandiose
  2. 2 majestic
浪荡
làng dàng
  1. 1 to loiter
  2. 2 to hang around
  3. 3 dissolute
  4. 4 licentious
淫荡
yín dàng
  1. 1 loose in morals
  2. 2 lascivious
  3. 3 licentious
  4. 4 lewd
清扫
qīng sǎo
  1. 1 to tidy up
  2. 2 to mop up
  3. 3 a sweep (against crime)

Idioms (7)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
倾家荡产
qīng jiā dàng chǎn
  1. 1 to lose a family fortune (idiom)
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)
放荡不羁
fàng dàng bù jī
  1. 1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
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
胸怀坦荡
xiōng huái tǎn dàng
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
  2. 2 ingenuous
  3. 3 openhearted
  4. 4 unselfish
  5. 5 magnanimous
  6. 6 broad-minded
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)

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