Broom in Chinese (Mandarin): 扫把 (sàobǎ)
扫把
sàobǎ
broom
- Simplified
- 扫把
- Traditional
- 掃把
- Pinyin
- sàobǎ
- Typed as
- saoba
Use it in a sentence
我用扫把扫地。
我用掃把掃地。
I sweep the floor with a broom.
The characters in 扫把
扫 / 掃
To sweep. 扌 (hand) is on the left.
6 strokes
把
A handle.
7 strokes
扫把 is a "sweeping handle". Sweeping the floor is 扫地 (sǎo dì).
More examples with 扫把
扫把在门后面。
掃把在門後面。
Sàobǎ zài mén hòumiàn.
The broom is behind the door.
我帮妈妈拿扫把。
我幫媽媽拿掃把。
Wǒ bāng māma ná sàobǎ.
I fetch the broom for Mom.
How to write 扫把 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
扫 6 strokes
把 7 strokes
In Traditional characters:
掃 11 strokes
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