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斩草除根

zhǎncǎochúgēn
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9Traditional: 斬草除根

In Mandarin Chinese, 斩草除根 (zhǎncǎochúgēn) means “to eradicate completely; to destroy root and branch”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. to eradicate completely
  2. to destroy root and branch

Stroke order

Examples

  • 打击犯罪必须斩草除根。
    Dǎjī fànzuì bìxū zhǎncǎochúgēn.
    To fight crime, we must eradicate it completely.

Characters

斩
zhǎn
to chop; to cut
Words with 斩
斩斩钉截铁
草
cǎo
grass
Words with 草
草草地草原草案草坪稻草潦草起草
除
chú
to remove; except for
Words with 除
除了拆除除非除夕解除排除消除除
根
gēn
root; basis
Words with 根
根本根根据根基根源根治扎根根深蒂固