tiễu trừ
Definition
- Verb:
- To suppress; to eradicate: To use force to eliminate or completely destroy something considered harmful, such as bandits, rebels, or a negative social phenomenon.
- To exterminate; to wipe out: To remove or destroy completely, often referring to a group or problem through a concerted military or police action.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Quân đội được lệnh tiễu trừ bọn cướp. (The army was ordered to suppress the bandits.)
- Chiến dịch nhằm tiễu trừ nạn buôn người. (The campaign aims to eradicate human trafficking.)
- Họ đã tiễu trừ hoàn toàn ổ dịch. (They completely wiped out the outbreak cluster.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tiễu trừ" carries a formal and decisive tone, often used in official, military, or journalistic contexts to describe large-scale, organized actions against threats to order or security.
Variants and Related Words
- Trừ tiễu (v): A less common variant with the same meaning as "tiễu trừ," also meaning to suppress or exterminate.
- Tiễu phạt (v): To punish by military expedition; to launch a punitive campaign against.
Synonyms
- Suppress: To end something by force.
- Eradicate: To destroy completely.
- Exterminate: To kill all of a group of people or animals.
- Wipe out: To destroy completely.
Related Idioms
- While "tiễu trừ" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, its meaning is central to phrases describing decisive action, such as (to eradicate at the root/to root out completely).