根絕

根绝
gēnjué
to eradicate

CEDICT

to eradicate; to exterminate; to annihilate

Wiktionary

澈底消滅。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 根 gēn
  1. root
  2. basis
  3. classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
  4. radical (chemistry)

classifier: 條
2 絕 jué
  1. to cut short
  2. extinct
  3. to disappear
  4. to vanish
  5. absolutely
  6. by no means

Related entries

剪除 jiǎnchú
  1. to eradicate
  2. to exterminate
揠 yà
  1. to eradicate
  2. to pull up
撲滅 pūmiè
  1. to eradicate
  2. to extinguish
消防队员把火扑灭了。

The fire fighters put out the fire.

Source: Tatoeba

根除 gēnchú to eradicate
剪草除根 jiǎncǎochúgēn
  1. lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
  2. to eradicate
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