打扫打掃 dǎsǎo — to clean, to sweep, to tidy up
dǎsǎo (third tone, dipping)da3sao3
Traditional: 打掃
to clean, to sweep, to tidy up
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
Meanings
to clean, to sweep, to tidy up
To clean a space — a room, a floor, a yard. Washing an object with water is 洗, not 打扫; the natural pairing is 打扫…干净.
verb
Example sentences
- 我每个星期打扫一次房间。我每個星期打掃一次房間。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) měi (third tone, dipping) ge (neutral tone) xīngqī (first tone, high and level) dǎsǎo (third tone, dipping) yí (second tone, rising) cì (fourth tone, falling) fángjiān. (second tone, rising)···
I clean my room once a week.
- 打扫完以后，房间干净多了。打掃完以後，房間乾淨多了。Dǎsǎo (third tone, dipping) wán (second tone, rising) yǐhòu, (third tone, dipping) fángjiān (second tone, rising) gānjìng (first tone, high and level) duō (first tone, high and level) le. (neutral tone)···
After the clean-up the room was much tidier.
Common mistakes
Not quite我打扫我的衣服。
Correct我洗我的衣服。
打扫 is for sweeping and tidying a place. Anything you clean with water — clothes, dishes, your hands — takes 洗.