扫雷 (sǎo léi) — to sweep mines (military mine clearance); Minesweeper (the computer game)
Definition
A separable verb: 扫 + 雷, meaning to clear mines (military) or, informally, to play the computer game Minesweeper.
verb
to sweep mines (military mine clearance)Minesweeper (the computer game)
Examples
- 扫雷。Gōng bīng zhèng zài qián xiàn sǎo léi.The engineers are sweeping mines at the front line.
- 扫雷。Wǒ xiǎo shí hou zuì xǐ huan wán sǎo léi.When I was little, I loved playing Minesweeper the most.
- 。Tā men jīn tiān sǎo le sān cì léi.They swept mines three times today.
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