斩草除根

斩草除根
zhǎncǎochúgēn

to eliminate completely

HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings#45029
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to eliminate completely

    • We must eliminate the problem root and branch.

  2. verb

    to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Chopping straight through like an axe cutting a wheel completely in two.

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