p8nda
p8nda BETA
Home Dictionary Discord

除恶务尽

除惡務盡
chú'èwùjìn
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

打击腐败必须除恶务尽。
Dǎjī fǔbài bìxū chú'èwùjìn.
The fight against corruption must root out the evil entirely.
对违法犯罪行为，要除恶务尽，决不手软。
Duì wéifǎ fànzuì xíngwéi, yào chú'èwùjìn, juébù shǒuruǎn.
Against illegal and criminal acts, we must root them out completely with no leniency.
网络谣言除恶务尽，才能净化舆论环境。
Wǎngluò yáoyán chú'èwùjìn, 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.

Stroke Order

除 chú
恶 è
务 wù
尽 jǐn