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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 扫除

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
扫除 sǎo chú - to clean; to clean up
- to eliminate; to wipe out

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 20,329 20,409 28,541

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
sǎo- to sweep (with a brush or broom)
- to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of
- to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
sào- (bound form) a (large) broom
chú- to get rid of
- to remove
- to exclude
- to eliminate
- to wipe out
- to divide
- except
- not including

Other Words Containing 扫除

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
扫除 - 9 20,329 20,409 28,541