Chinese word dictionary

扫把

sào bǎ · broom

Practice word

Word information

Simplified扫把

Traditional掃把

Pinyinsào bǎ

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

扫sǎo

to clean, to sweep, to wipe away; to weed out; to wipe out

把bǎ

to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle

How to learn 扫把

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

把bǎ

to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})

打扫dǎsǎo

to clean; to sweep

扫sǎo

to sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of; to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan

扫码sǎomǎ

to scan a QR code or barcode

把握bǎwò

to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)

清扫qīngsǎo

to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)