赶 尽 杀 绝

gǎn jìn shā juédictionary entry

to kill to the last one (idiom) / to exterminate / to eradicate / ruthless

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

趕盡殺絕赶尽杀绝 [gan3 jin4 sha1 jue2] /to kill to the last one (idiom)/to exterminate/to eradicate/ruthless/

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Other forms in these source records: 趕盡殺絕

赶
gǎn
to overtake / to catch up with / to hurry / to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward / to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until / by (a certain time)
尽
jǐn
to the greatest extent / (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme / to be within the limits of / to give priority to
jìn
to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely
杀
shā
to kill / to slay / to murder / to attack / to weaken / to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely
绝
jué
to cut short / extinct / to disappear / to vanish / absolutely / by no means

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