Definition & Meaning

1.mop up; launch a mop-up operation; round up enemy troops by use of force or other means

2.wipe out; clear up; eliminate; root out; do away with something thoroughly

sǎo dàng

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1
v.mop up; launch a mop-up operation; round up enemy troops by use of force or other means
- jìn xíng sǎo dàng
  进行扫荡
  engage in a mopping-up operation
synonym
dí dàng涤荡
2
v.wipe out; clear up; eliminate; root out; do away with something thoroughly
- jiù shè huì yí liú xia de fǔ xiǔ dōng xi dōu yīng sǎo dàng
  旧社会遗留下的腐朽东西，都应扫荡。
  All decadence left behind from the old society should be rooted out.
- wǒ men yào sǎo dàng dōng bian de sēn lín qū
  我们要扫荡东边的森林区。
  We'd cleared the east woods.
synonym
dí dàng涤荡

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