斩
草
除
根

To cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom) in Chinese: 斩草除根 (zhǎn cǎo chú gēn)

zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 斬草除根1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
  2. 2to eliminate completely

Stroke order

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斩
草
除
根

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄢˇ

zhǎn

ㄓ/ zhㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄘㄠˇ

cǎo

ㄘ/ cㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄔㄨˊ

chú

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄍㄣ

gēn

ㄍ/ gㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

斩草除根

Simplified

斬草除根

Traditional

Example sentences

See 斩草除根 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 对付坏人要斩草除根,不能心软。

    duì fù huài rén yào zhǎn cǎo chú gēn, bù néng xīn ruǎn。

    To deal with bad people you must root them out completely and not go soft.

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Related words

草

cǎo

grass

除

chú

to get rid of

根

gēn

root

斩

zhǎn

to behead (as form of capital punishment)

除了

chú le

besides

根据

gēn jù

according to

除非

chú fēi

only if (..., or otherwise, ...)

除夕

chú xī

lunar New Year's Eve

根本

gēn běn

fundamental

删除

shān chú

to delete

草地

cǎo dì

lawn

草原

cǎo yuán

grassland

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