除恶务尽

除惡務盡

chú'è-wùjìn

idiom

Meanings

HSK 7-9

打击腐败必须除恶务尽。

Dǎjī fǔbài bìxū chú'è-wùjìn.

The fight against corruption must root out the evil entirely.

HSK 7-9

对违法犯罪行为，要除恶务尽，决不手软。

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

网络谣言除恶务尽，才能净化舆论环境。

Wǎngluò yáoyán chú'è-wùjìn, cáinéng jìnghuà yúlùn huánjìng.

Online rumors must be eradicated entirely if the public discourse is to be cleaned up.

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.

除 chú

恶 è

务 wù

尽 jìn