to clean · to sweep

dǎ sǎo

d+ǎ·3rd tones+ǎo·3rd tone

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Tom said that he had been cleaning the house all day.

汤姆说他打扫屋子打扫了一天。

You have to clean your room.

你该打扫你的房间。

He was cleaning his room.

他在打扫他的房间。

I lost a school key when I was cleaning up after the school festival and I was then required to write an apology letter.

我在校庆后打扫的时候弄掉了一把学校的钥匙，我被迫写了一份检讨。

If Ted were here, he could help us clean our room.

如果Ted在这儿，他就能帮我们打扫房间了。

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