Chinese Word: 斩草除根 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch; to eliminate completely

1		wǒ men 我们 jué bù 决不 kě 可 yǎng yōng yí huàn 养痈遗患， yí dìng 一定 yào 要 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn 斩草除根。 We can never leave evil unchecked, we must remove the source of the trouble.
2		tā men 他们 què shí 确实 xiāng xìn 相信 liú xià lái 留下来 xū 需 mào zhe 冒着 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn 斩草除根 de 的 fēng xiǎn 风险。 They truly believed that to remain was to risk extermination.
3		ràng 让 wǒ men 我们 jiè cǐ 借此 shì tóu 势头， qù 去 xiāo miè 消灭 ài zī bìng 艾滋病， jiāng 将 tā 它 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn 斩草除根。 Let us use it to end AIDS - once and for all.
4		wèi le 为了 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn 斩草除根 —— huò shì 或是 “ jī běn shang 基本上 ” zhǎn cǎo chú gēn 斩草除根 —— wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 xīn de 新的 wǔ qì 武器。 To achieve eradication - or anything close to it - new weapons are needed.
5		yí dàn 一旦 bèi 被 tā 它 zhàn wěn 站稳 jiǎo gēn 脚跟， jiù 就 hěn nán 很难 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn 斩草除根， yīn wèi 因为 cháo shī 潮湿 yuè 月 yī gè 一个 jiē zhe 接着 yī gè 一个。 And once it had taken hold, it was almost impossible to get rid of , as one damp month succeeded the other.

1		wǒ men 我们 jué bù 决不 kě 可 yǎng yōng yí huàn 养痈遗患， yí dìng 一定 yào 要 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn 斩草除根。 We can never leave evil unchecked, we must remove the source of the trouble.
2		tā men 他们 què shí 确实 xiāng xìn 相信 liú xià lái 留下来 xū 需 mào zhe 冒着 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn 斩草除根 de 的 fēng xiǎn 风险。 They truly believed that to remain was to risk extermination.
3		ràng 让 wǒ men 我们 jiè cǐ 借此 shì tóu 势头， qù 去 xiāo miè 消灭 ài zī bìng 艾滋病， jiāng 将 tā 它 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn 斩草除根。 Let us use it to end AIDS - once and for all.
4		wèi le 为了 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn 斩草除根 —— huò shì 或是 “ jī běn shang 基本上 ” zhǎn cǎo chú gēn 斩草除根 —— wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 xīn de 新的 wǔ qì 武器。 To achieve eradication - or anything close to it - new weapons are needed.
5		yí dàn 一旦 bèi 被 tā 它 zhàn wěn 站稳 jiǎo gēn 脚跟， jiù 就 hěn nán 很难 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn 斩草除根， yīn wèi 因为 cháo shī 潮湿 yuè 月 yī gè 一个 jiē zhe 接着 yī gè 一个。 And once it had taken hold, it was almost impossible to get rid of , as one damp month succeeded the other.