除恶务尽

除惡務盡

chú'è-wùjìn

idiom

Meanings

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.

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