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掃描

to scan

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

sao3miao2 • sǎomiáo

Meaning

Primary

to scan

Alternatives

scan, scans, scanned, scanning

Mnemonic

掃描 To scan something is 掃 to sweep a device over it that can 描 describe and record every minute detail of it electronically.

Usage

請 掃描 條碼。

Please scan the barcode.

我 需要 掃描 一些 照片。

I need to scan some pictures.

安全 掃描

security scan