除惡務盡 chú è wù jìn

to wipe out evil; root out wrongdoing

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness

Characters

Character Meaning
除 chú HSK 3
except; not including; to remove
惡 è
evil; vicious; fierce
務 wù
to be engaged in; to attend to; business
盡 jìn
entirely; all; to the utmost