斩草除根 meaning in English
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch; to eliminate completely
Meaning of 斩草除根
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zhǎncǎochúgēn
- to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- to eliminate completely
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斩 zhǎn · to behead · 8 strokes
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草 cǎo · grass · 9 strokes
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除 chú · to get rid of · 9 strokes
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根 gēn · root · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 斩草除根.
| 草地 | cǎodì | lawn; meadow |
| 根本 | gēnběn | fundamental; basic |
| 除了 | chúle | apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 |
| 根据 | gēnjù | according to; based on |
| 除非 | chúfēi | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when |
| 解除 | jiěchú | to remove; to sack |
| 消除 | xiāochú | to eliminate; to remove |
| 排除 | páichú | to eliminate; to remove |
| 草原 | cǎoyuán | grassland; prairie |
| 拆除 | chāichú | to tear down; to demolish |
| 除夕 | chúxī | lunar New Year's Eve |
| 开除 | kāichú | to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee) |
Questions about 斩草除根
What does 斩草除根 mean?
斩草除根 (zhǎncǎo-chúgēn) means "to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch; to eliminate completely".
How do you write 斩草除根?
斩草除根 is made of 4 characters: 斩 (8 strokes), 草 (9 strokes), 除 (9 strokes), 根 (10 strokes). That is 36 strokes in total.
Is 斩草除根 an HSK word?
Yes. 斩草除根 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 斩草除根 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 斩草除根 is written 斬草除根.