Writing
打扫 (dǎsǎo) — how to say "to clean" in Chinese
打扫
To clean
verb
Character composition
打
to do (in verb compounds)
扫
to sweep
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
打扫干净
dǎsǎo gānjìng
clean up thoroughly
打扫房间
dǎsǎo fángjiān
clean the room
Examples
周末我把家里打扫了一遍，地板和桌子都很干净。
Over the weekend I cleaned the house, the floors and tables are very clean.
我在打扫房间。
I'm cleaning the room.
Mnemonic
[dǎsǎo-] Darcy the Dancing Dancer has a big performance coming up, but first, she needs to 打扫 the stage. 🧹 Armed with a broom, she starts to sweep, imagining how she'll "do" (打) her best moves later. With every sweep 打扫, the dust disappears, leaving a sparkling clean stage ready for her grand show.
Frequently asked questions
How to say clean in Chinese?
"to clean" in Chinese is 打扫 (dǎsǎo).
打扫 meaning in English
打扫 (dǎsǎo) means "To clean".
How is 打扫 pronounced?
It is pronounced dǎsǎo (written as dasao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to clean" in Chinese characters?
It is written 打扫: 打 has 5 strokes, 扫 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 打扫?
打扫 belongs to the HSK 3 vocabulary list.
Tomyo
Learn Chinese words with spaced repetition
Add 打扫 to your vocabulary and remember it with smart reviews, audio and examples.