扫毒 (sǎo) — to conduct a drug crackdown, to launch an anti-drug campaign
Definition
扫毒 is a verb-object phrase meaning to 'sweep drugs' — i.e. a coordinated law-enforcement drive to bust drug activity, not a single arrest. Often paired with 行动 ('campaign').
verb
to conduct a drug crackdownto launch an anti-drug campaign
Examples
- 。Jǐng fāng zài zhè ge chéng shì sǎo le yí cì dú.The police conducted a drug crackdown in this city once.
- 扫毒。Zhèng fǔ jué dìng kāi zhǎn sǎo xíng dòng.The government decided to launch an anti-drug campaign.
- 扫毒。Zhè cì sǎo qǔ dé le hěn dà chéng guǒ.This drug crackdown achieved great results.
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