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剗草除根
剗草除根
剗草除根

剗草除根 — “To eradicate the root cause of a problem”

剗草除根 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eradicate the root cause of a problem”. To eliminate potential future troubles. Literally, “cut grass, remove roots”.

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剗草除根 Pronunciation and Pinyin

剗草除根 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
剗chǎn—
草
cǎo10grass, straw, draft, rough
除
chú10remove, eliminate, or divide
根
gēn10root, foundation, or basis

Example Sentence with 剗草除根

对于公司内部出现的一些不规范行为,管理层决定剗草除根,从制度上加以完善,避免类似事件再次发生。
Regarding some non-compliant behaviors within the company, the management decided to eradicate the root causes, improving the system to prevent similar incidents from recurring.

Idioms Related to 剗草除根

Synonyms of 剗草除根

  • zhǎn斩cǎo草chú除gēn根Eradicate evil or trouble completely

Antonyms of 剗草除根

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

More idioms starting with 剗

  • chǎn剗è恶chú锄jiān奸eradicate evil and eliminate wickedness
  • chǎn剗jiù旧móu谋xīn新discard old, plan new

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Questions about 剗草除根

What does 剗草除根 mean?

剗草除根 (chǎn cǎo chú gēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eradicate the root cause of a problem”.

How do you pronounce 剗草除根?

剗草除根 is pronounced chǎn cǎo chú gēn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 剗草除根 literally mean?

Literally, 剗草除根 means “cut grass, remove roots”. It is used to mean “to eradicate the root cause of a problem”.

What is the Chinese definition of 剗草除根?

犹斩草除根。比喻除去祸根,以免后患。

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