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扫地

sǎo dì

2-character word Traditional 掃地

What 扫地 means

1. to sweep the floor
2. (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom
3. to be at an all-time low

The characters in 扫地

• 扫sǎoto sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of…
• 地dìearth; ground; field

Example sentences

• 你必须扫地。
  You have to sweep the floor.
• 我让他扫地了。
  Wǒ ràng tā sǎodì le.
  I made him sweep the floor.
• 穿旧衣服出门令我感觉颜面扫地。
  Chuān jiù yīfu chūmén lìng wǒ gǎnjué yánmiànsǎodì.
  I was ashamed to go out in old clothes.

Words starting with 扫地

• 扫地机器人sǎo dì jī qì rénrobot vacuum
• 扫地僧Sǎo dì SēngSweeper Monk, nameless monk who maintains the library of Shaolin…

Words containing 扫地

• 威信扫地wēi xìn sǎo dìto lose every scrap of reputation
• 名誉扫地míng yù sǎo dìto be thoroughly discredited; to fall into disrepute
• 颜面扫地yán miàn sǎo dìlit. for one's face to reach rock bottom; to be thoroughly discredited (idiom)