Learn more about 剪草除根
| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|
| lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch/to eradicate |
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
|
剪
|
scissors / shears / clippers / to cut with scissors / to trim / to wipe out or exterminate / surname jian | |
|
草
|
grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough | |
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除
|
to get rid of / to remove / to exclude / to eliminate / to wipe out / to divide / except / not including | |
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根
|
root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / radical (chemistry) |
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