掃街

扫街
sǎojiē
  1. to sweep the streets
  2. to canvas (for votes, sales etc)

CEDICT

  1. (colloquial) to make a clean sweep (of the shops)
  2. (photography) to make a clean sweep (of an area with one's camera)
  3. to make a clean sweep (of an area with one's camera)
  4. to make a clean sweep (of the shops)
  5. to sweep the streets

Wiktionary

  1. 舊時指元夕夜深後，沿路拾取街上遺物的習俗。元．周密《武林舊事．卷二．元夕》：「至夜闌，則有持小燈照路拾遺者，謂之『掃街』」。
  2. 打掃街道。
  3. 選舉時候選人沿途拜託拉票的行為。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 掃 sǎo
  1. to sweep (with a brush or broom)
  2. to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of
  3. to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
2 街 jiē street

classifier: 條

Related entries

兜攬 dōulǎn
  1. to canvas (for customers)
  2. to solicit
  3. to advertise
  4. to drum up
  5. sales pitch
  6. to take on (a task)