斩草除根 Traditional 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn 🔊 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots… + Keep this word Meanings zhǎn cǎo chú gēn 斬草除根 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branchto eliminate completely Its characters 斩zhǎnto behead (as form of capital punishment)HSK 7–9草cǎograssHSK 3除chúto get rid ofHSK 6根gēnrootHSK 5