mop up; eradicate; sweep away
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to mop up; to sweep away; to eliminate (enemies) by military force or other means
formalPrimarily used in military contexts to describe operations aimed at eliminating enemy forces or pacifying an area.
Jūn军
duì队
duì对
cūn村
zhuāng庄
jìn进
xíng行
le了
chè彻
dǐ底
sǎo扫
dàng荡
。
The army conducted a thorough mop-up operation on the village.
Dí敌
rén人
kāi开
shǐ始
le了
dà大
guī规
mó模
de的
qiū秋
jì季
sǎo扫
dàng荡
。
The enemy began a large-scale autumn sweep.
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Yóu游
jī击
duì队
chéng成
gōng功
fěn粉
suì碎
le了
dí敌
rén人
de的
sǎo扫
dàng荡
。
The guerrilla forces successfully smashed the enemy's mop-up campaign.
verb
to eradicate completely; to clean out thoroughly; to eliminate entirely
neutralUsed in general contexts to describe the thorough elimination of undesirable elements, outdated practices, or material objects.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
sǎo扫
dàng荡
yī一
qiè切
fǔ腐
bài败
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
We must eradicate all corruption.
Dà大
sǎo扫
chú除
shí时
yào要
sǎo扫
dàng荡
měi每
gè个
jiǎo角
luò落
de的
huī灰
chén尘
。
During the big clean-up, thoroughly clean out the dust from every corner.
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Gǎi改
gé革
kāi开
fàng放
sǎo扫
dàng荡
le了
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
chén陈
guī规
lòu陋
xí习
。
Reform and opening-up swept away the outdated customs of the old society.