扫帚 (sào zhou): broom

There were too many fallen leaves in the yard, so I took the broom from behind the door and swept them one by one into a pile, working up a sweat.

When my little sister saw Mom using the broom to clean the room, she insisted on helping too, but she ended up running around the living room with the broom, scattering dust everywhere instead.

The cleaning lady comes to the office every morning with a broom and a mop. She sweeps first, then mops, leaving the floor spotless.

On Halloween, the neighbor's child dressed up as a little wizard riding a broom, going door to door to ask for candy.