赶尽杀绝 in English gan3 jin4 sha1 jue2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to kill to the last one (idiomatic expression)
  • to exterminate
  • to eradicate
  • ruthless

Simplified Characters

赶 尽 杀 绝

Traditional Characters

趕 盡 殺 絕

Pinyin

gan3 jin4 sha1 jue2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

赶gan3to overtake 尽jin3to the greatest extent 杀sha1to kill 绝jue2to cut short