斩草除根

zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

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Definitions

  1. 1. to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
  2. 2. to eliminate completely

Child Words of 斩草除根

斩
zhǎn

to behead (as form of capital punishment)

根
gēn

root

草
cǎo

grass

除
chú

to get rid of

除根
chú gēn

to root out