打扫

• 拼音: dǎ sǎo
• 汉字拆解: 打 = 扌(hand) + 丁 (phonetic); 扫 = 扌(hand) + 彐 (snout radical)

含义

To clean; to sweep; to tidy up. The act of cleaning a space.

Used for cleaning rooms, houses, streets, and other spaces. Involves sweeping, mopping, and general tidying. Very common in everyday conversation. Often collocates with 卫生 (hygiene/sanitation), 房间 (room), and 干净 (clean).

例句

1. 周末我要在家打扫卫生，把每个房间都收拾干净。
2. 过年之前，家家户户都会打扫房子。
3. 同学们一起打扫了教室，地板变得干干净净的。

用法指南

语境: everyday, home, school

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请把你的房间打扫一下。(Please clean up your room.)
• 每天早上我们都要打扫教室。(Every morning we have to clean the classroom.)

错误说法

• 用打扫来描述清洗衣物 (Don't use 打扫 for washing clothes — 打扫 is for cleaning spaces; use 洗 for washing clothes or dishes)

起源与历史

打 (strike/do) + 扫 (sweep) — originally meant to sweep with a broom, later broadened to general cleaning.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal