dāo
kuò

idiom

Meaning of 大刀阔斧

大刀阔斧 means bold and resolute; drastic and sweeping. Pronounced dà dāo kuò fǔ.

  • bold and resolute; drastic and sweeping

Definitions & Examples

Gōng
xīn
rèn
zǒng
cái
dāo
kuò
jìn
xíng
le
gǎi
 
kǎn
diào
le
yíng
de
mén
 

The company's new CEO carried out sweeping reforms, cutting unprofitable departments.

Zhè
zuò
chéng
shì
yào
wèi
dāo
kuò
de
shì
zhǎng
lái
tuī
dòng
chǔ
shè
shī
jiàn
shè
 

This city needs a bold and decisive mayor to push forward infrastructure development.

Miàn
duì
wēi
 
zhèng
cǎi
le
dāo
kuò
de
cuò
shī
lái
wěn
dìng
jīng
 

Facing the crisis, the government took drastic and sweeping measures to stabilize the economy.

chǔ
wèn
guàn
dāo
kuò
 
xiào
gāo
 

He always deals with problems in a bold and resolute manner, with extremely high efficiency.