扫荡
Traditional form:
掃蕩
Pinyin (reading):
sǎodàng
Definitions:
- (military) to mop up
- to crack down on; to eradicate
Characters:
- 扫 - to clean, to sweep, to wipe away; to weed out; to wipe out
- 荡 - pond, pool; ripple, shake; to wash away, to wipe out
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