斩草除根 zhǎncǎochúgēn HSK7 to pull up weeds by the roots Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 斩 斬 zhǎn to chop to chop; to cut through; to sever; to hack with a blade草 cǎo noun grass grass; straw; herbs; plants with non-woody stems除根 chúgēn to root out to dig up or eliminate the roots of a plant; to remove the source of a problem or evil entirely