赶尽杀绝

趕盡殺絕
gǎnjìn-shājué
idiom #23,900

Meanings

  1. 1 to exterminate completely
  2. 2 to wipe out without mercy
  3. 3 to show no mercy

Examples

HSK 3
Nǐ bùbì gǎnjìn-shājué, liú tiáo tuìlù duì dàjiā dōu hǎo.
There is no need to be completely ruthless - leaving an exit is better for everyone.
HSK 6
Tā duìdài dírén cóngbù shǒuruǎn, zǒngshì gǎnjìn-shājué.
He never shows weakness toward enemies and always wipes them out completely.

Tips

usage
赶尽杀绝 is used to describe ruthless, total elimination with no survivors or escape. It can describe actual violence or, more commonly, a figurative determination to destroy competition or opposition entirely.

Stroke Order

gǎn
jìn
shā
jué