sǎo​dàng

eradicate

扫荡 (掃蕩) sǎo​dàng
eradicate verb
to thoroughly eliminate or crack down on something undesirable such as crime or social evils

The operation aims to wipe out the drug cartels in the city.

mop up verb
to sweep an area to destroy enemy forces or remnants in a military operation

The army is conducting a final sweep of the remaining enemy forces.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.27 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
2.48 per million

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