扫荡

Traditional: 掃蕩

sǎo dàng

Dictionary entry

(military) to mop up

What does 扫荡 mean?

扫荡 (sǎo dàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(military) to mop up

2to crack down on; to eradicate

Character breakdown

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扫sǎoto sweep (with a brush or broom) · to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of 荡dàngvariant of 蕩|荡[dang4]

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How to pronounce 扫荡

扫荡

sǎo dàng

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