Chinese word

杜绝

Pronunciation

Pinyindù jué

Meaning

  • verbeliminate

Example

我们要杜绝任何浪费行为。wǒ men yào dù jué rèn hé làng fèi xíng wéi

We must eliminate all wasteful practices.

Illustration for 杜绝 (eliminate)

More examples

为了保护环境，我们要杜绝污染源。wèi le bǎo hù huán jìng wǒ men yào dù jué wū rǎn yuán

To protect the environment, we must eliminate sources of pollution.

Core concept

Seal away the cause of an unwanted result so every route to that result is closed.

Common phrases

  • 杜绝污染dù jué wū rǎn

    eliminate pollution

  • 杜绝隐患dù jué yǐn huàn

    eliminate potential dangers

  • 杜绝谣言dù jué yáo yán

    eliminate rumors

Similar words

根绝gēn jué: Destroy a problem at its roots so it disappears completely and does not return.
消除xiāo chú: Get rid of an obstacle, problem, or harmful effect so it no longer exists.
阻断zǔ duàn: Break a flow or connection in the middle to stop something from spreading or moving on.
防范fáng fàn: Prepare and act ahead of time to keep a possible danger or problem from occurring.

Definition in Chinese

从根本上消除或阻止某事发生，使该事无从再出现。cóng gēn běn shàng xiāo chú huò zú zhǐ mǒu shì fā shēng shǐ gāi shì wú cóng zài chū xiàn

Word origin

杜绝 (dùjué, "eliminate") joins 杜 (dù, "block") with 绝 (jué, "cut off"), forming a compound about closing off a problem completely rather than merely dealing with its effects.

Usage tips

  • Its usual setting is a behavior or problem named in a rule or announcement, which gives the sentence a firm policy tone rather than a casual conversational tone.

Other meanings

  • rule outverb
  • preventverb

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