扫除 (sǎo chú) — to sweep, to clean (literal); to sweep away, to eliminate, to eradicate (figurative)
Definition
扫除 means 'to sweep and clean' (e.g. a room) and, figuratively, 'to sweep away' problems or evils. More thorough than 扫; for abstract eradication of social evils, see 杜绝.
verb
to sweepto clean (literal)to sweep awayto eliminateto eradicate (figurative)
Examples
- 扫除。Wǒ men měi tiān dōu yào sǎo chú jiào shì.We need to clean the classroom every day.
- 扫除。Zhèng fǔ jué xīn sǎo chú suǒ yǒu fǔ bài.The government is determined to sweep away all corruption.
- 扫除。Tā nǔ lì sǎo chú xīn zhōng de kǒng jù.He strives to sweep away the fear in his heart.
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