討伐 tǎo fá

to send a punitive expedition against

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
討 tǎo
to demand or ask for; to provoke; to discuss or study
伐 fá HSK 6
to cut down; to fell; to attack