扫 ⇒
打扫 dǎsǎo, [打掃], to clean/to sweep
扫描 sǎomiáo, [掃描], to scan
扫 sǎo/sào, [掃], to sweep, broom
扫地 sǎodì, [掃地], to sweep the floor/to reach rock bottom/to be at an all-time low
扫兴 sǎoxìng, [掃興], to have one's spirits dampened/to feel disappointed
扫帚 sàozhou, [掃帚], broom
扫描仪 sǎomiáoyí, [掃描儀], scanner (device)
清扫 qīngsǎo, [清掃], to tidy up/to mop up/a sweep (against crime)
扫荡 sǎodàng, [掃蕩], to root out/to wipe out
横扫 héngsǎo, [橫掃], to sweep away/to sweep across
扫射 sǎoshè, [掃射], to rake with machine gunfire/to strafe/to machine-gun down
大扫除 扫把 sàobǎ, [掃把], broom
扫描器 sǎomiáoqì, [掃描器], scanner
扫除 sǎochú, [掃除], to sweep/to clean with a brush/to sweep away (often fig.)
一扫而光 yīsǎoérguāng, [一掃而光], to clear off/to make a clean sweep of
扫毒 扫尾 sǎowěi, [掃尾], to complete the last stage of work/to round off
扫黄 sǎohuáng, [掃黃], campaign against pornography
扫墓 sǎomù, [掃墓], to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
扫平 一扫而空 yīsǎoérkōng, [一掃而空], to sweep clean/to clean out
扫雪 扫视 sǎoshì, [掃視], to run one's eyes over/to sweep one's eyes over
扫盲 sǎománg, [掃盲], to wipe out illiteracy
扫雷 sǎoléi, [掃雷], minesweeper (computer game)
清扫工 扫帚星 sàozhouxīng, [掃帚星], comet/jinx/bearer of ill luck
扫雷艇 sǎoléitǐng, [掃雷艇], minesweeper
横扫千军 héngsǎoqiānjūn, [橫掃千軍], total annihilation
扫黄打非 sǎohuángdǎfēi, [掃黃打非], to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
尾 ⇒
尾 wěi/yǐ, tail/remainder/remnant/extremity/sixth of the 28 constellations/classifier for f...
鸡尾酒 jīwěijiǔ, [雞尾酒], cocktail (loanword)
结尾 jiéwěi, [結尾], ending/coda/to wind up
尾巴 wěiba, tail/colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]
从头到尾 cóngtóudàowěi, [從頭到尾], from start to finish/from head to tail/the whole (thing)
彻头彻尾 chètóuchèwěi, [徹頭徹尾], lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing/through and through/out and out/fr...
尾声 wěishēng, [尾聲], coda/epilogue/end
阑尾 lánwěi, [闌尾], appendix/vermiform appendix (anatomy)
响尾蛇 xiǎngwěishé, [響尾蛇], rattlesnake
尾随 wěisuí, [尾隨], to tail behind/to tag along/to follow on the heels of
船尾 chuánwěi, back end of a ship/aft
燕尾服 yànwěifú, swallow-tailed coat/tails
马尾 Mǎwěi/mǎwěi, [馬尾], Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fú zhōu shì], Fujian, ponytail (hairstyle)/hor...
收尾 shōuwěi, to wind up/to bring to an end/to finish
尾灯 wěidēng, [尾燈], tail light (on vehicle)
鸡尾酒会 末尾 mòwěi, end/tip/extremity
尾部 wěibù, back part/rear or tail section
车尾 凤尾鱼 fèngwěiyú, [鳳尾魚], anchovy
从头至尾 尾翼 wěiyì, empennage (of an aircraft)/fletching (of an arrow)/fins (of a missile, rocket et...
阑尾炎 lánwěiyán, [闌尾炎], appendicitis (medicine)
尾气 wěiqì, [尾氣], exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine)/emissions
九尾狐 jiǔwěihú, nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
尾花 尾崎 扫尾 sǎowěi, [掃尾], to complete the last stage of work/to round off
尾骨 wěigǔ, coccyx/tailbone
虎头蛇尾 hǔtóushéwěi, [虎頭蛇尾], lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
狐狸尾巴 húliwěiba, lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions/to reveal one's evil na...
畏首畏尾 wèishǒuwèiwěi, afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous/afra...
鱼尾纹 yúwěiwén, [魚尾紋], wrinkles of the skin/crow's feet
街头巷尾 jiētóuxiàngwěi, [街頭巷尾], top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
卷尾猴 juǎnwěihóu, white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus)
尾数 wěishù, [尾數], remainder (after rounding a number)/decimal part (of number after the decimal po...
尾音 wěiyīn, final sound of a syllable/rhyme (e.g. in European languages)
鱼尾 yúwěi, [魚尾], fishtail
龙尾 词尾 cíwěi, [詞尾], suffix
头尾 尾鳍 wěiqí, [尾鰭], tail or caudal fin
尾追 有头有尾 yǒutóuyǒuwěi, [有頭有尾], where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth/t...
首尾 shǒuwěi, head and tail
摇头摆尾 yáotóubǎiwěi, [搖頭擺尾], to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)/to be well pleased with oneself/to ...
翘尾巴 qiàowěiba, [翹尾巴], to be cocky
尾泽美 年尾 niánwěi, end of the year
狗尾续貂 gǒuwěixùdiāo, [狗尾續貂], lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom)/fig. a worthless ...
凤尾 排尾