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杜绝后患
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杜绝后患

杜绝后患 — “To eliminate potential future troubles completely”

杜绝后患 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eliminate potential future troubles completely”. To prevent future calamities. Literally, “prevent future calamities”.

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杜绝后患 Pronunciation and Pinyin

杜绝后患 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
杜
dù7prevent or stop
绝
jué9cut off, absolute, unique
后
hòu6after, behind, empress
患
huàn11suffer from illness or disaster

Example Sentence with 杜绝后患

为了杜绝后患,他们决定彻底清理掉那些废弃的旧设备。
To prevent future calamities, they decided to thoroughly clear out those discarded old equipment.

Idioms Related to 杜绝后患

Synonyms of 杜绝后患

  • zhǎn斩jìn尽shā杀jué绝exterminate completely
  • zhǎn斩cǎo草chú除gēn根Eradicate evil or trouble completely

Antonyms of 杜绝后患

  • fàng放hǔ虎guī归shān山release a danger to cause future trouble

More idioms starting with 杜

  • dù杜kǒu口tūn吞shēng声keep silent due to fear or resentment
  • dù杜kǒu口wú无yán言keep silent and say nothing
  • dù杜kǒu口mù木shé舌keep silent and speechless
  • dù杜kǒu口jié结shé舌struck dumb; speechless
  • dù杜kǒu口jué绝shé舌rendered speechless
  • dù杜kǒu口jué绝yán言keep silent and refuse to speak
  • dù杜kǒu口guǒ裹zú足silenced and immobilized by apprehension
  • dù杜bì弊qīng清yuán源eliminate malpractices and purify the source
  • dù杜wēi微shèn慎fáng防nip trouble in the bud
  • dù杜duàn断fáng房móu谋resourceful in strategy and decisive in action
  • dù杜jiàn渐fáng防wēi微nip evil in the bud
  • dù杜jiān渐fáng防méng萌nip evil in the bud

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Questions about 杜绝后患

What does 杜绝后患 mean?

杜绝后患 (dù jué hòu huàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eliminate potential future troubles completely”.

How do you pronounce 杜绝后患?

杜绝后患 is pronounced dù jué hòu huàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 杜绝后患 literally mean?

Literally, 杜绝后患 means “prevent future calamities”. It is used to mean “to eliminate potential future troubles completely”.

What is the Chinese definition of 杜绝后患?

杜绝:堵塞、断绝;患:祸害、祸患。指彻底消除以后可能产生的祸患。

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