tảo thanh
Definition
Verb: - To mop up: To completely eliminate or clear out remaining enemy forces, bandits, or hostile elements after a main battle or operation. It implies a final, thorough action to secure an area.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau trận đánh lớn, quân đội tiến hành tảo thanh ổ kháng cự cuối cùng của địch. (After the major battle, the army proceeded to mop up the enemy's last pocket of resistance.)
- Lực lượng công an đã tảo thanh băng cướp trong khu vực. (The police force mopped up the gang of robbers in the area.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily used in military, security, or law enforcement contexts to describe the final phase of an operation aimed at complete eradication.
- It carries a connotation of thoroughness and finality, leaving no remnants behind.
Variants and Related Words
- Thanh tảo: This is a less common variant with the same meaning (to mop up, to clean out).
- Tảo trừ: To eradicate, to exterminate (often used in similar contexts but can be broader).
- Tiêu diệt: To destroy, to annihilate (a more general synonym for destroying an enemy).
Synonyms
- Dọn dẹp: To clean up (can be used in both literal and figurative senses, including military contexts).
- Quét sạch: To sweep clean (a vivid synonym implying complete removal).
Related Phrases
- Chiến dịch tảo thanh: Mopping-up campaign/operation.
- Chiến dịch tảo thanh đã thành công, mang lại bình yên cho người dân. (The mopping-up campaign was successful, bringing peace to the people.)
verb
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to mop up
