扫地 (sǎo) — to sweep the floor; (figurative) to be completely discredited, to reach the nadir (of reputation)
Definition
A 离合词 (separable verb): 扫 + 地 can split, e.g. 扫了一次地. The figurative sense — 'to be completely discredited, hit rock bottom' (信誉扫地) — is the literary, image-based extension of the literal act of being 'swept to the ground'.
verb
to sweep the floor(figurative) to be completely discreditedto reach the nadir (of reputation)
Examples
- 。Wǒ měi zhōu sǎo liǎng cì dì.I sweep the floor twice a week.
- 扫地。Tā zhèng zài sǎo.She is sweeping the floor.
- 扫地。Nà jiā gōng sī yǐ jīng xìn yù sǎo le.That company's reputation has been ruined.
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