赶尽杀绝 gǎn jìn shā jué

ruthless; to eradicate; to exterminate

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 23921st word

Definitions

  1. 1. ruthless
  2. 2. to eradicate
  3. 3. to exterminate
  4. 4. to kill to the last one (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
赶 gǎn HSK 4
to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc)
尽 jìn HSK 4
to the greatest extent; to be within the limits of
杀 shā HSK 5
to kill; to attack; to weaken or reduce
绝 jué HSK 4
absolutely; by no means; to disappear