sǎo
dàng

common
verb

Meaning of 扫荡

扫荡 means to mop up; to sweep away; to eliminate (enemies) by military force or other means; to eradicate completely; to clean out thoroughly; to eliminate entirely. Pronounced sǎo dàng.

  • to mop up; to sweep away; to eliminate (enemies) by military force or other means
  • to eradicate completely; to clean out thoroughly; to eliminate entirely

Definitions & Examples

Jūn
duì
duì
cūn
zhuāng
jìn
xíng
le
chè
sǎo
dàng
 

The army conducted a thorough mop-up operation on the village.

rén
kāi
shǐ
le
guī
de
qiū
sǎo
dàng
 

The enemy began a large-scale autumn sweep.

Yóu
duì
chéng
gōng
fěn
suì
le
rén
de
sǎo
dàng
 

The guerrilla forces successfully smashed the enemy's mop-up campaign.