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Home / Idiom / 斩草除根

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

斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
zh+ǎn·3rd tonec+ǎo·3rd tonech+ú·2nd toneg+ēn·1st tone
IdiomHSK 7-9
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch · to eradicate剪草除根jiǎn cǎo chú gēnto become extinct; to die out · to lose (sth abstract) completely · to exterminate灭绝miè juéto wipe out · to exterminate诛尽杀绝zhū jìn shā juélit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom) · fig. to scoop up the whole lot · to capture them all in one go一网打尽yī wǎng dǎ jìn(idiom) to make a clean sweep of; to clean out一扫而空yī sǎo ér kōngto eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness除恶务尽chú è wù jìn
Antonyms
let the tiger back to the mountain · release a tiger that might return to the hills · lay by trouble for the future · cause calamity for the future放虎归山fàng hǔ guī shān
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