héng​sǎo

sweep across

横扫 (橫掃) héng​sǎo
sweep across verb
to move forcefully and rapidly across a wide area or region

A strong cold air mass is sweeping across most of northern China.

sweep away verb
to eliminate or defeat completely; to clear away obstacles or opponents

The team swept through all their opponents with overwhelming force.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.58 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
4.25 per million

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