清剿

Traditional form:

清剿

Pinyin (reading):

qīngjiǎo

Definitions:

• to suppress (insurgents)
• clean-up operation

Characters:

• 清 - clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
• 剿 - to annihilate, to destroy, to exterminate

Traditional characters:

• 清 - clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
• 剿 - to annihilate, to destroy, to exterminate