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sweep meaning in Chinese

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sweep [swept, swept, sweeping, sweeps] (to clean using a broom or brush)
verb
[UK: swiːp]
[US: ˈswiːp]

打扫 /dǎsǎo/verb

打掃verb

扫 /sǎo/verb

verb

sweep something under the rug (to conceal a problem expediently)
verb

掩盖某事 /yǎngài mǒushì/verb

掩蓋某事verb

隐瞒某事 /yǐnmán mǒushì/verb

隱瞞某事verb

a new broom sweeps clean (new management will often make radical changes)
phrase
[UK: ə njuː bruːm swiːps kliːn]
[US: ə nuː ˈbruːm ˈswiːps ˈkliːn]

新官上任三把火 /xīn guān shàngrèn sān bǎ huǒ/phrase

minesweeper [minesweepers] (vehicle, device or person for the removal of mines)
noun
[UK: ˈmaɪn.swiː.pə(r)]
[US: ˈmaɪn.ˌswi.pər]

扫雷舰 /sǎoléijiàn/noun

掃雷艦noun

street sweeper (person employed to sweep streets, etc.)
noun
[UK: striːt ˈswiː.pə(r)]
[US: ˈstriːt ˈswiː.pər]

清道夫 /qīngdàofū/noun