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杜绝 (dù jué) — to put an end to; to eradicate

Definition

Formal written verb meaning 'to put an end to / eradicate' bad practices or trends at the source. Stronger than 消灭: 杜绝 prevents something from happening again, while 消灭 just destroys what's there.

verb
to put an end toto eradicate

Examples

  • 杜绝。
    Zhèng fǔ cǎi qǔ cuò shī dù jué fǔ bài.
    The government takes measures to stamp out corruption.
  • 杜绝。
    Xué xiào yào dù jué xiào yuán bào lì.
    Schools must eliminate campus violence.
  • 杜绝。
    Wǒ men bì xū dù jué zhè zhǒng bù liáng fēng qì.
    We must put an end to this unhealthy trend.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

杜dùblock
绝juécut off

杜 'block' and 绝 'cut off' combine to mean stop or eradicate.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 絕; 绝 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 絕, 刀 (knife) and 幺 (silk) show a knife cutting silk threads. The simplified 绝 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original picture.

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