tǎo

verb
military
formal

Meaning of 讨伐

讨伐 means to send armed forces to attack; to launch a punitive expedition against. Pronounced tǎo fá.

  • to send armed forces to attack; to launch a punitive expedition against

Definitions & Examples

Jiāng
jūn
fèng
mìng
tǎo
pàn
jūn
 

The general was ordered to launch a punitive expedition against the rebel army.

shǐ
shàng
 
tiān
yǒu
quán
tǎo
chén
 

Historically, the emperor had the right to send punitive forces against disobedient subjects.

Lián
jūn
jué
dìng
tǎo
cái
zhèng
quán
 

The allied forces decided to undertake a punitive expedition against that dictatorial regime.

Bào
zhǐ
gōng
kāi
tǎo
zhè
zhǒng
dào
de
xíng
wéi
 

The newspaper publicly condemned this immoral behavior.