Chinese Word: 剿 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

剿Polyphone (多音字)

Antonyms: 抚

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 刀

Pictophonetic:巢 indicates the sound; 刂 (knife) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 剌

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Pinyin: jiǎo

English Definition:to destroy; to extirpate

Chinese Definition:
①讨伐，消灭：剿除。剿灭。征剿。围剿。
②劳累：剿民(使百姓劳累)。

Example Words:

围剿	wéi jiǎo	to encircle and annihilate; refers to repeated campaigns of the Guomindang against the communists from 1930 onwards
剿匪	jiǎo fěi	to send armed forces to suppress
清剿	qīng jiǎo	to suppress (insurgents); clean-up operation
剿灭	jiǎo miè	to eliminate (by armed force)
追剿	zhuī jiǎo	to pursue and eliminate; to suppress

Pinyin: chāo

English Definition:to plagiarize

Chinese Definition:
①以别人的语言文句作为自己的：剿说。剿袭(亦作“抄袭”)。

Example Words:

	剿袭	chāo xí	variant of 抄袭
	剿说	chāo shuō	to plagiarize

1		wú 无 rè qíng 热情 chéng jiù 成就 bù 不 jiǎo 剿 wěi yè 伟业。 Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
2		jūn duì 军队 jiǎo 剿 jué 绝 le 了 zhè 这 yí dài 一带 de 的 tǔ fěi 土匪。 The brigands of this area have been annihilated by the Army.
3		yīn cǐ 因此， wǒ 我 quàn 劝 tā men 他们 hái shi 还是 bù 不 “ jiǎo 剿 ” wèi 为 miào 妙。 Hence I advise them not to go in for "suppression".
4		wǒ 我 kě yǐ 可以 cóng 从 wǒ 我 dāng 当 jiù shēng yuán 救生员 dàng 档 nán 男 jiǎo 剿 ná 拿 chū lái 出来 hái 还 nǐ 你。 I could pay you back out of my lifeguard salary.
5		wǒ jūn 我军 fèn zhàn 奋战 sān gè yuè 三个月 zhōng yú 终于 jiǎo 剿 qīng 清 le 了 zhè 这 fù jìn 附近 de 的 cán fěi 残匪。 After three months' fight, our army finally eliminated the remaining thugs.

1		wú 无 rè qíng 热情 chéng jiù 成就 bù 不 jiǎo 剿 wěi yè 伟业。 Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
2		jūn duì 军队 jiǎo 剿 jué 绝 le 了 zhè 这 yí dài 一带 de 的 tǔ fěi 土匪。 The brigands of this area have been annihilated by the Army.
3		yīn cǐ 因此， wǒ 我 quàn 劝 tā men 他们 hái shi 还是 bù 不 “ jiǎo 剿 ” wèi 为 miào 妙。 Hence I advise them not to go in for "suppression".
4		wǒ 我 kě yǐ 可以 cóng 从 wǒ 我 dāng 当 jiù shēng yuán 救生员 dàng 档 nán 男 jiǎo 剿 ná 拿 chū lái 出来 hái 还 nǐ 你。 I could pay you back out of my lifeguard salary.
5		wǒ jūn 我军 fèn zhàn 奋战 sān gè yuè 三个月 zhōng yú 终于 jiǎo 剿 qīng 清 le 了 zhè 这 fù jìn 附近 de 的 cán fěi 残匪。 After three months' fight, our army finally eliminated the remaining thugs.