gǎnjǐnshājué

赶尽杀绝

Word · Verb phraseTraditional趕緊殺絕

wipe out to the last one; be merciless and ruthless

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb phrase

to wipe out completely; to show no mercy

literary

Often used to describe a ruthless and thorough elimination of people, factions, or problems.

Tā他
duì对
dí敌
rén人
háo毫
bù不
liú留
qíng情
 ,
shì势
yào要
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
shā杀
jué绝
 。

He showed no mercy to his enemies and was determined to wipe them out completely.

Zhè这
chǎng场
shāng商
zhàn战
zhōng中
 ,
dà大
gōng公
sī司
shì试
tú图
jiāng将
xiǎo小
qǐ企
yè业
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
shā杀
jué绝
 。

In this business war, the big company tried to mercilessly eliminate the small firms.

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Tā他
de的
pī批
píng评
fēi非
cháng常
kè刻
bó薄
 ,
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
shā杀
jué绝
 ,
bù不
liú留
huó活
kǒu口
 。

His criticism was extremely harsh, as if he wanted to destroy the person completely, leaving no room for survival.