(idiom) to re-establish order throughout the empire
trad. 掃除天下
Also written 掃除天下【sǎo chú tiān xià】
Characters in this word
4扫
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to sweep (with a brush or broom), to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of, to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
- Pinyin
- sǎo
- Traditional
- 掃
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 7425 of 2500
除
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to get rid of, to remove, to exclude, to eliminate, to wipe out, to divide, except, not including
- Pinyin
- chú
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 7723 of 2500
天
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day, sky, heaven
- Pinyin
- tiān
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 211 of 2500
下
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down, downwards, below, lower, later, next (week etc), second (of two parts), to decline, to go down, to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc), measure word to show the frequency of an action
- Pinyin
- xià
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 184 of 2500