Definition
扫雷 literally means 'to sweep mines' (military mine clearance), but in everyday Chinese it's also the name of the classic Minesweeper computer game. As a separable verb (离合词), you can split it: 扫了三次雷 ('swept mines three times'). The military sense is concrete; the gaming sense is a proper noun referring to the game itself.
v.o.
to sweep mines (military mine clearance)Minesweeper (the computer game)
Examples
- 扫雷。Gōngbīng zhèngzài qiánxiàn sǎo léi.The engineers are sweeping mines at the front line.
- 扫雷。Wǒ xiǎo shíhou zuì xǐhuan wán sǎo léi.When I was little, I loved playing Minesweeper the most.
- 。Tāmen jīntiān sǎo le sān cì léi.They swept mines three times today.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.