search and wipe out; mop up
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to search and wipe out; to mop up; to hunt down and destroy
formalPrimarily used in military or police contexts to describe operations against remnant enemy forces, bandits, or criminals hiding in certain areas.
Jūn军
duì队
zhèng正
zài在
shān山
qū区
sōu搜
jiǎo剿
cán残
dí敌
。
The army is currently mopping up remnant enemy forces in the mountainous area.
Jǐng警
chá察
zhǎn展
kāi开
dà大
guī规
mó模
sōu搜
jiǎo剿
xíng行
dòng动
，
zhuā抓
bǔ捕
qián潜
táo逃
de的
zuì罪
fàn犯
。
The police launched a large-scale mop-up operation to capture the fugitive criminals.
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Jīng经
guò过
sān三
tiān天
sōu搜
jiǎo剿
，
zhè这
gǔ股
tǔ土
fěi匪
zhōng终
yú于
bèi被
quán全
bù部
jiān歼
miè灭
。
After three days of searching and wiping out, this group of bandits was finally completely annihilated.