Chinese–English

斩草除根

zhǎn cǎo chú gēn · zhan cao chu gen

Traditional 斬草除根

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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