赶尽杀绝

Traditional: 趕盡殺絕

gǎn jìn shā jué

Dictionary entry

to kill to the last one (idiom)

What does 赶尽杀绝 mean?

赶尽杀绝 (gǎn jìn shā jué) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to kill to the last one (idiom)

2to exterminate

3to eradicate

4ruthless

Character breakdown

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赶gǎnto overtake; to catch up with · to hurry; to rush 尽jǐnto the greatest extent · (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme 杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack · to weaken; to reduce 绝juéto cut short · extinct

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赶尽杀绝

gǎn jìn shā jué

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