清剿

qīngjiǎo
verb #46,558

Meanings

  1. 1 to suppress (bandits, insurgents)
  2. 2 to mop up (remaining enemy forces)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Jǐngchá qīngjiǎo le zhège fànzuì tuánhuǒ.
The police cleared out the criminal gang.
HSK 7-9
Jīngguò sān ge yuè de qīngjiǎo, shānqū de tǔfěi jīběn bèi xiāomiè le.
After three months of mopping-up operations, the bandits in the mountains were all but wiped out.

Tips

usage
清剿 is military and police news vocabulary for clearing out armed groups that hold out in an area: bandits, insurgents, drug gangs. The character 剿 means to wipe out by force, as in 剿匪 (to suppress bandits).

Stroke Order

清 qīng
剿 jiǎo