Come learn 3000+ Chinese characters with HanziHero!

HSK
6+

sweep across

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

heng2sao3 héngsǎo

Meaning


Primary

sweep across

Alternatives

to sweep across, sweep away, sweep through

Mnemonic


To 橫掃 sweep across is 掃 to sweep over something in a 橫 horizontal direction.

Usage


颱風 橫掃 了 城市。

The typhoon swept across the city.

火焰 橫掃 了 森林。

The flames swept across the forest.

洪水 橫掃 了 村莊。

The flood swept through the village.