大扫除 (dà) — thorough cleaning (of a home or facility, especially before a major festival)
Definition
A 'big clean' — thorough cleaning of a home or facility, typically before a major festival like Spring Festival. Different from 打扫 (regular everyday tidying).
noun
thorough cleaning (of a home or facility, especially before a major festival)
Examples
- ，大扫除，。Chūn jié qián, wǒ men jiā dōu huì jìn xíng dà, bǎ fáng zi dǎ sǎo dé gān gān jìng jìng.Before Spring Festival, our family always does a thorough cleaning, making the house spotless.
- 大扫除。Zhè cì dà huā le zhěng zhěng liǎng tiān shí jiān.This thorough cleaning took a full two days.
- 大扫除。Xué xiào zài shǔ jià qián ān pái le yí cì dà.The school arranged a thorough cleaning before summer break.
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