斩草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

to eliminate completely

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 24169th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to eliminate completely
  2. 2. to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch

Characters

Character Meaning
斩 zhǎn HSK 6
to chop; to behead (as form of capital punishment)
草 cǎo HSK 3
grass; careless; rough
除 chú HSK 3
except; not including; to remove
根 gēn HSK 3
root; basis