恶竹应须斩万竿

惡竹應須斬萬竿
è zhú yīng xū zhǎn wàn gān
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 ten thousand stalks of bad bamboo ought to be cut down
  2. 2 evil must be uprooted thoroughly
  3. 3 Du Fu line often quoted on rooting out corruption

Examples

HSK 7-9
Fǎn fǔbài yào jiānjué, è zhú yīng xū zhǎn wàn gān.
The fight against corruption must be resolute - ten thousand stalks of bad bamboo must be cut down.
HSK 7-9
Duì wéifǎ xíngwéi, jì yào àihù hǎo zhú, yě yào è zhú yīng xū zhǎn wàn gān.
With lawbreaking, we must both protect the good bamboo and cut down the ten thousand stalks of bad bamboo.

Tips

history
出自杜甫《将赴成都草堂途中有作先寄严郑公五首》新松恨不高千尺,恶竹应须斩万竿杜甫重返想象除去寄托新生理想

Stroke Order

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