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秋风扫落叶
秋風掃落葉
qiūfēngsǎoluòyè
1. lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep

Character Breakdown

秋
qiū
autumn, fall; year
HSK 3 9 丶
风
fēng
wind; air; customs, manners; news
HSK 3 4 丶
扫
sǎo
to clean, to sweep, to wipe away; to weed out; to wipe out
HSK 3 6 丶
落
luò
to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
HSK 4 12 丶
叶
yè
leaf, page; surname
HSK 4 5 丶

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