除恶务尽

除惡務盡
chú'è-wùjìn
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to root out evil thoroughly
  2. 2 to leave no trace of wickedness
  3. 3 to stamp out wrongdoing completely

Examples

HSK 6
Duì wéifǎ fànzuì xíngwéi, yào chú'è-wùjìn, juébù shǒuruǎn.
Against illegal and criminal acts, we must root them out completely with no leniency.
HSK 7-9
Dǎjī fǔbài bìxū chú'è-wùjìn.
The fight against corruption must root out the evil entirely.
HSK 7-9
Wǎngluò yáoyán chú'è-wùjìn, cáinéng jìnghuà yúlùn huánjìng.
Online rumors must be eradicated entirely if the public discourse is to be cleaned up.

Tips

register
Strong and formal - common in legal, governmental, and journalistic writing about crackdowns on crime or corruption.
history
Concept traced to 《左传·哀公元年》 and 《尚书·泰誓下》 (除恶务本 - eradicate evil at the root), giving the phrase classical authority.

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