讨伐

討伐
tǎofá
  1. to suppress by armed force
  2. to send a punitive expedition against
  3. to crusade against

CEDICT

  1. (transitive) to subdue by sending armed forces; to wage a punitive expedition; to send troops to suppress
  2. to subdue by sending armed forces; to wage a punitive expedition; to send troops to suppress

Wiktionary

武力镇压，派遣军队进攻并击败叛乱者

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 讨 tǎo
  1. to invite
  2. to provoke
  3. to demand or ask for
  4. to send armed forces to suppress
  5. to denounce or condemn
  6. to marry (a woman)
  7. to discuss or study
2 伐 fá
  1. to cut down
  2. to fell
  3. to dispatch an expedition against
  4. to attack
  5. to boast
  6. Taiwan pr. fā