剪草除根 jiǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zin2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1
- lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
- to eradicate
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剪
- 剪刀 jiǎn dāo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄠ zin2 dou1 scissors
- 剪子 jiǎn zi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ zin2 zi2 clippers
- 修剪 xiū jiǎn ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄢˇ sau1 zin2 to prune
- 删剪 刪剪 shān jiǎn ㄕㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ saan1 zin2 to cut (from a movie etc)
- 剪切 jiǎn qiē ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄝ zin2 cit3 to cut (with scissors or similar tool); to shear
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- 剪力 jiǎn lì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧˋ zin2 lik6 shear
- 剪报 剪報 jiǎn bào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄠˋ zin2 bou3 newspaper cutting
- 剪彩 jiǎn cǎi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˇ zin2 coi2 to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)
- 剪影 jiǎn yǐng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄥˇ zin2 jing2 paper-cut silhouette
- 剪径 剪徑 jiǎn jìng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ zin2 ging3 to waylay and rob
- 剪成 jiǎn chéng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ zin2 sing4 cut into
- 剪掉 jiǎn diào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ zin2 diu6 to cut off
- 剪接 jiǎn jiē ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝ zin2 zip3 to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc)
- 剪断 剪斷 jiǎn duàn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zin2 tyun5 to cut
- 剪映 Jiǎn yìng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄥˋ zin2 jing2 CapCut, a short-form video editing app developed by ByteDance 字节跳动
- 剪枝 jiǎn zhī ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓ zin2 zi1 to prune (branches etc)
- 剪片 jiǎn piàn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ zin2 pin3 to edit a film or video
- 剪纸 剪紙 jiǎn zhǐ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˇ zin2 zi2 papercutting (Chinese folk art)
- 剪䌽 剪綵 jiǎn cǎi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˇ zin2 coi2 to cut the ribbon (at an opening)
- 剪裁 jiǎn cái ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄞˊ zin2 coi4 to tailor (clothes)
草
- 潦草 liáo cǎo ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄘㄠˇ liu2 cou2 slipshod; careless; slovenly
- 稻草 dào cǎo ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ dou6 cou2 rice straw
- 花草 huā cǎo ㄏㄨㄚ ㄘㄠˇ faa1 cou2 flowers and plants
- 草原 cǎo yuán ㄘㄠˇ ㄩㄢˊ cou2 jyun4 grassland
- 草丛 草叢 cǎo cóng ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ cou2 cung4 underbrush
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- 草地 cǎo dì ㄘㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ cou2 dei6 lawn
- 草坪 cǎo píng ㄘㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ cou2 ping4 lawn
- 草案 cǎo àn ㄘㄠˇ ㄢˋ cou2 on3 draft (legislation, proposal etc)
- 草率 cǎo shuài ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ cou2 seot1 careless
- 草药 草藥 cǎo yào ㄘㄠˇ ㄧㄠˋ cou2 joek6 herbal medicine
- 起草 qǐ cǎo ㄑㄧˇ ㄘㄠˇ hei2 cou2 to make a draft
- 奇花异草 奇花異草 qí huā yì cǎo ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ kei4 faa1 ji6 cou2 (idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants
- 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 乳草 rǔ cǎo ㄖㄨˇ ㄘㄠˇ jyu5 cou2 milkweeds (genus Asclepias)
- 干草 乾草 gān cǎo ㄍㄢ ㄘㄠˇ gon1 cou2 hay
- 仙草 xiān cǎo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄘㄠˇ sin1 cou2 medicinal herb (genus Mesona)
- 出草 chū cǎo ㄔㄨ ㄘㄠˇ ceot1 cou2 (of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition
- 割草 gē cǎo ㄍㄜ ㄘㄠˇ got3 cou2 mow grass
- 劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄠˇ ging6 cou2 tough upright grass
- 吃草 chī cǎo ㄔ ㄘㄠˇ hek3 cou2 to graze; to eat grass
除
- 免除 miǎn chú ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄨˊ min5 ceoi4 to prevent
- 切除 qiē chú ㄑㄧㄝ ㄔㄨˊ cit3 ceoi4 to excise
- 删除 刪除 shān chú ㄕㄢ ㄔㄨˊ saan1 ceoi4 to delete
- 剔除 tī chú ㄊㄧ ㄔㄨˊ tik1 ceoi4 to reject
- 去除 qù chú ㄑㄩˋ ㄔㄨˊ heoi3 ceoi4 to remove
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- 废除 廢除 fèi chú ㄈㄟˋ ㄔㄨˊ fai3 ceoi4 to abolish
- 扣除 kòu chú ㄎㄡˋ ㄔㄨˊ kau3 ceoi4 to deduct
- 拆除 chāi chú ㄔㄞ ㄔㄨˊ caak3 ceoi4 to tear down
- 扫除 掃除 sǎo chú ㄙㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ sou3 ceoi4 to clean; to clean up
- 排除 pái chú ㄆㄞˊ ㄔㄨˊ paai4 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 消除 xiāo chú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄨˊ siu1 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 清除 qīng chú ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨˊ cing1 ceoi4 to clear away
- 破除 pò chú ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄨˊ po3 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 解除 jiě chú ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄔㄨˊ gaai2 ceoi4 to remove
- 开除 開除 kāi chú ㄎㄞ ㄔㄨˊ hoi1 ceoi4 to expel (a member of an organization)
- 除了 chú le ㄔㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄜ ceoi4 liu5 apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，除了他，谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，除了英语，他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French")
- 除去 chú qù ㄔㄨˊ ㄑㄩˋ ceoi4 heoi3 to eliminate
- 除夕 Chú xī ㄔㄨˊ ㄒㄧ ceoi4 zik6 lunar New Year's Eve
- 除外 chú wài ㄔㄨˊ ㄨㄞˋ ceoi4 ngoi6 to exclude
- 除非 chú fēi ㄔㄨˊ ㄈㄟ ceoi4 fei1 only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
根
- 扎根 zhā gēn ㄓㄚ ㄍㄣ zaat3 gan1 to take root
- 根基 gēn jī ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧ gan1 gei1 foundation
- 根据 根據 gēn jù ㄍㄣ ㄐㄩˋ gan1 geoi3 according to
- 根本 gēn běn ㄍㄣ ㄅㄣˇ gan1 bun2 fundamental
- 根治 gēn zhì ㄍㄣ ㄓˋ gan1 zi6 to bring under permanent control
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- 根源 gēn yuán ㄍㄣ ㄩㄢˊ gan1 jyun4 origin
- 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù ㄍㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨˋ gan1 sam1 dai3 gu3 deep-rooted (problem etc)
- 归根到底 歸根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 dou3 dai2 after all
- 侧根 側根 cè gēn ㄘㄜˋ ㄍㄣ zak1 gan1 lateral root (botany)
- 刨根 páo gēn ㄆㄠˊ ㄍㄣ paau4 gan1 lit. to dig up the root
- 去根 qù gēn ㄑㄩˋ ㄍㄣ heoi3 gan1 to cure completely
- 吐根 tǔ gēn ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄣ tou3 gan1 ipecac
- 呆根 dāi gēn ㄉㄞ ㄍㄣ ngoi4 gan1 (literary) idiot
- 命根 mìng gēn ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄣ meng6 gan1 lifeblood
- 城根 chéng gēn ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄣ sing4 gan1 sections of a city close to the city wall
- 培根 péi gēn ㄆㄟˊ ㄍㄣ pui4 gan1 (loanword) bacon
- 块根 塊根 kuài gēn ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄣ faai3 gan1 root tuber
- 压根 壓根 yà gēn ㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄣ aat3 gan1 (mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply
- 字根 zì gēn ㄗˋ ㄍㄣ zi6 gan1 component of a Chinese character