赶尽杀绝 meaning in English
to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate
Traditional 趕盡殺絕31 strokes
Meaning of 赶尽杀绝
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
gǎnjìnshājué
- to kill to the last one (idiom)
- to exterminate
- to eradicate
- ruthless
赶尽杀绝 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我们并没有赶尽杀绝。
We're not terminating you.
Stroke order for each character
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赶 gǎn · to overtake · 10 strokes
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尽 jìn · to use up · 6 strokes
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杀 shā · to kill · 6 strokes
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绝 jué · to cut short · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 赶尽杀绝.
| 绝对 | juéduì | absolute; unconditional |
| 赶快 | gǎnkuài | quickly; at once |
| 赶紧 | gǎnjǐn | hurriedly; without delay |
| 尽量 | jǐnliàng | as much as possible; to the greatest extent |
| 赶到 | gǎndào | to hurry (to some place) |
| 尽快 | jǐnkuài | as quickly as possible; as soon as possible |
| 尽力 | jìnlì | to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort |
| 拒绝 | jùjué | to refuse; to decline; to reject |
| 自杀 | zìshā | to kill oneself; to commit suicide |
| 尽管 | jǐnguǎn | despite; although |
| 绝望 | juéwàng | to despair; to give up all hope |
| 尽可能 | jìn kěnéng | as far as possible; to the best of one's ability |
Questions about 赶尽杀绝
What does 赶尽杀绝 mean?
赶尽杀绝 (gǎnjìnshājué) means "to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate".
How do you write 赶尽杀绝?
赶尽杀绝 is made of 4 characters: 赶 (10 strokes), 尽 (6 strokes), 杀 (6 strokes), 绝 (9 strokes). That is 31 strokes in total.
How is 赶尽杀绝 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 赶尽杀绝 is written 趕盡殺絕.