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横扫

/ héngsǎo /
Strokes

Definition

to sweep away/to sweep across

Example

As a Verb

sweep away; clean thoroughly; make a clean sweep (of)

1
Héngsǎoqiānjūn
横扫千军
juǎn
卷席

rolling back the enemy as one would do a mat

As a Verb

glance quickly from side to side

2
guāng
目光
héngsǎo
横扫
jiàoshì
教室

throw a glance across the classroom; sweep across the classroom with one's eyes

As a Verb

(of wind, rain, etc) move/sweep across swiftly

3
cháng
fēng
大风
héngsǎo
横扫
huáběi
华北
地区
  
,
shǐ
使
wēn
气温
zhòujiàng
骤降
  

A strong wind swept across north China and brought the temperature down sharply in the area.