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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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