càn quét
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Definition
- Verb:
- To raid, to mop up: Refers to a military operation where troops sweep through an area to search for, capture, or eliminate enemy forces or targets.
- To sweep through (an area): Describes the action of moving through a region systematically and thoroughly, often with force, to clear it.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Quân đội tiến hành càn quét khu rừng để tìm binh lính đối phương. (The army conducted a raid on the forest to find enemy soldiers.)
- Kế hoạch là càn quét toàn bộ ngôi làng trước khi trời tối. (The plan is to mop up the entire village before dark.)
- Cảnh sát càn quét khu vực tìm tội phạm. (The police swept through the area looking for criminals.)
Advanced Usage
- "càn đi quét lại": To sweep through an area repeatedly or meticulously.
- Họ càn đi quét lại khu chợ để đảm bảo an ninh. (They swept through the market repeatedly to ensure security.)
- Used to describe systematic, large-scale search or clearance operations, often with a connotation of force or thoroughness.
Variants and Related Words
- Cuộc càn quét (noun): A raid; a mopping-up operation.
- Cuộc càn quét của địch đã bị quân ta đánh bại. (The enemy's raid was defeated by our troops.)
- Sự càn quét (noun): The act of raiding or sweeping.
Synonyms
- Lùng sục: To hunt down, to search thoroughly (often for people).
- Tảo thanh: To clean up, to clear out (a military term for clearing an area of enemies).
- Vây ráp: To surround and raid.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Note: As a single verb, 'càn quét' itself functions as a complete phrase. Compound actions are formed with adverbs. - Càn quét sạch sẽ: To sweep clean, to mop up completely. - Lực lượng đặc nhiệm được lệnh càn quét sạch sẽ căn cứ. (The special forces were ordered to mop up the base completely.)
Related Idioms
- Càn quét như châu chấu: To sweep through like locusts (implying destruction and thoroughness).
- Bọn cướp càn quét qua thị trấn như châu chấu. (The bandits swept through the town like locusts.)
- Càn quét không chừa một ai: To spare no one in the sweep/raid.
- Cuộc truy lùng càn quét không chừa một ai trong khu phố. (The manhunt spared no one in the neighborhood.)
- To raid, to mop up