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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