笤帚 (tiáo zhǒu) — whisk broom, small broom
Definition
A small hand-held broom (whisk broom), used for sweeping crumbs or dust off a table — smaller and lighter than 扫帚, the full-size floor broom.
noun
whisk broomsmall broom
Measure word · 把
Examples
- 笤帚。Tā yòng tiáo zhǒu bǎ zhuō zi shàng de suì xiè sǎo gān jìng le.She used the whisk broom to sweep the crumbs off the table.
- 笤帚。Wǒ zài shāng chǎng mǎi le yì bǎ tiáo zhǒu.I bought a small broom at the mall.
- 笤帚。Zhè bǎ tiáo zhǒu bǐ dà sào zhou hǎo ná duō le.This whisk broom is much easier to hold than a big broom.
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