斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

Meanings

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

Quick facts

Traditional斬草除根
HSK LevelHSK 7–9
CEFRC2

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