斩草除根 斬草除根
斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 HSK 7-9
- to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- to eliminate completely
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斩 斬
- 斩新 斬新 zhǎn xīn ㄓㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣ zaam2 san1 variant of 崭新
- 斩断 斬斷 zhǎn duàn ㄓㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zaam2 tyun5 to cut off
- 斩杀 斬殺 zhǎn shā ㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄚ zaam2 saat3 to behead
- 斩获 斬獲 zhǎn huò ㄓㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ zaam2 wok6 to kill or capture (in battle)
- 斩眼 斬眼 zhǎn yǎn ㄓㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ zaam2 ngaan5 to blink (literary)
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- 斩首 斬首 zhǎn shǒu ㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄡˇ zaam2 sau2 to behead; to decapitate
- 腰斩 腰斬 yāo zhǎn ㄧㄠ ㄓㄢˇ jiu1 zaam2 to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)
- 斩杀线 斬殺線 zhǎn shā xiàn ㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zaam2 saat3 sin3 (gaming) kill threshold; the critical health point cutoff at which an enemy can be finished off immediately
- 白斩鸡 白斬雞 bái zhǎn jī ㄅㄞˊ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧ baak6 zaam2 gai1 Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
- 先斩后奏 先斬後奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄓㄢˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄗㄡˋ sin1 zaam2 hau6 zau3 lit. execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom)
- 披荆斩棘 披荊斬棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1 lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
- 斩钉截铁 斬釘截鐵 zhǎn dīng jié tiě ㄓㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ zaam2 deng1 zit6 tit3 lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
- 斩首行动 斬首行動 zhǎn shǒu xíng dòng ㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ zaam2 sau2 hang4 dung6 (military) decapitation strike
- 满门抄斩 滿門抄斬 mǎn mén chāo zhǎn ㄇㄢˇ ㄇㄣˊ ㄔㄠ ㄓㄢˇ mun5 mun4 caau1 zaam2 to execute the whole family and confiscate their property
- 过关斩将 過關斬將 guò guān zhǎn jiàng ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ gwo3 gwaan1 zaam2 zoeng3 to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 过五关斩六将)
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
- 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
- 如草 rú cǎo ㄖㄨˊ ㄘㄠˇ jyu4 cou2 grassy
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
- 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
- 存根 cún gēn ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄣ cyun4 gan1 stub