Definition
扫描 means 'to scan' — using a device to digitize documents, images, or body parts. Unlike 扫 (to sweep) or 打扫 (to clean), it's about electronic/medical scanning, not physical cleaning. 扫码 (sǎo mǎ) is a narrower term for scanning QR codes or barcodes specifically.
verb
to scan
Examples
- 扫描。Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē wénjiàn sǎo miáo yíxià.Please scan these documents.
- 扫描。Zhège ruǎnjiàn kěyǐ sǎo miáo túpiàn shàng de wénzì.This software can scan the text from images.
- 扫描。Yīshēng yòng yíqì sǎo miáo le tā de dànǎo.The doctor used a device to scan his brain.
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