chú
jiān

common
verb

Meaning of 锄奸

锄奸 means to eliminate traitors; to root out spies. Pronounced chú jiān.

  • to eliminate traitors; to root out spies

Definitions & Examples

Zhàn
zhēng
jiān
 
qíng
bào
mén
de
xiàng
zhòng
yào
rèn
shì
chú
jiān
 

During wartime, a key task for the intelligence agency is to eliminate traitors.

Zhè
dié
zhàn
de
zhǔ
jiù
shì
xià
gōng
zuò
zhě
mào
xiǎn
chú
jiān
 

The theme of this spy drama is how underground operatives risk their lives to root out enemy agents.

Nèi
fǎn
yùn
dòng
zhǐ
zài
chú
jiān
 
chún
jié
mìng
duì
wu
 

The internal purge movement aimed to eliminate traitors to purify the revolutionary ranks.

Duì
xiē
mài
guó
qiú
róng
de
nèi
jiān
 
jiān
jué
chú
jiān
 
jué
 

For those traitors who sell out the country for personal gain, we must resolutely eliminate them without leniency.

 
Chú
jiān
duì
 
zài
hòu
huó
dòng
 
zhuān
mén
duì
hàn
jiān
wu
 

The 'traitor elimination squads' operated behind enemy lines, specifically targeting collaborators and spies.