扫荡 (sǎo dàng) — (military) to mop up, to clear out (enemy forces); (figurative) to eradicate, to wipe out (poverty, crime, etc.)
Definition
Strong verb meaning 'to mop up' or 'wipe out' — literally used of clearing an area of enemy forces, and figuratively of eradicating something like poverty or corruption.
verb
(military) to mop upto clear out (enemy forces)(figurative) to eradicateto wipe out (poverty, crime, etc.)
Examples
- 扫荡。Bù duì zhèng zài duì shān qū jìn xíng sǎo dàng.The troops are mopping up the mountainous area.
- 扫荡。Zhèng fǔ jué xīn sǎo dàng yí qiè fǔ bài xiàn xiàng.The government is determined to eradicate all corruption.
- ，扫荡。Zhè chǎng zhàn yì zhī hòu, dí rén bèi chè dǐ sǎo dàng le.After this battle, the enemy was completely wiped out.
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