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扫地

sǎo dì

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Definitions

  1. 1. to sweep the floor
  2. 2. (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom
  3. 3. to be at an all-time low

Words Containing 扫地

名誉扫地
míng yù sǎo dì

to be thoroughly discredited

颜面扫地
yán miàn sǎo dì

lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom

威信扫地
wēi xìn sǎo dì

to lose every scrap of reputation

扫地僧
sǎo dì sēng

Sweeper Monk, nameless monk who maintains the library of Shaolin (from Jin Yong's novel \Demigods and Semidevils\ 天龍八部|天龙八部[tiān lóng bā bù])

Child Words of 扫地

地
de

-ly

扫
sào

broom

地
dì

earth

扫
sǎo

to sweep