打扫
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 3
打扫 (dǎsǎo) · to clean
打扫 (dǎsǎo) means “to clean; to sweep”. It is written with 2 characters: 打 (to play (ball)) + 扫 (to sweep). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 打扫 is built
The characters
打 dǎ · to play (ball)
What 打 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 丁 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
扫 sǎo · to sweep
What 扫 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: Simplified form of 掃; to use 扌 a broom 帚; 帚 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我每个周末打扫房间。Wǒ měi gè zhōumò dǎsǎo fángjiān.I clean my room every weekend.
今天谁打扫教室？Jīntiān shéi dǎsǎo jiàoshì?Who is cleaning the classroom today?
Questions about 打扫
What does 打扫 mean?
打扫 (dǎsǎo) means “to clean; to sweep”.
How do you pronounce 打扫?
打扫 is pronounced dǎsǎo.
Which HSK level is 打扫?
打扫 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 打车dǎchēto take a taxi
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 打球dǎqiúto play ball
- 打工dǎgōngto work part-time
- 打算dǎsuànto plan
- 打印dǎyìnto print
- 打破dǎpòto break
- 打听dǎtingto ask about
- 打败dǎbàito defeat
Learn 打扫 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.