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杜绝

dùjué

to put an end to; to prevent entirely

A person turns off a tap as a last drop falls into a bucket
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Characters in this word

杜 dù

Strokes
7
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 杜

绝 jué

Strokes
9
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 色 color, tint, hue, shade
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 绝

Example phrases

  • 要杜绝校园欺凌,学校不能只靠口号,而要建立可追责的处理机制。 Yào dùjué xiàoyuán qīlíng, xuéxiào bù néng zhǐ kào kǒuhào, ér yào jiànlì kě zhuīzé de chǔlǐ jīzhì. To eradicate school bullying, schools cannot rely only on slogans; they must establish an accountable handling mechanism.
  • 工厂采取措施,杜绝一切安全事故。 Gōngchǎng cǎiqǔ cuòshī, dùjué yíqiè ānquán shìgù. The factory is taking measures to rule out all safety accidents.
  • 要杜绝浪费,就从每一顿饭做起。 Yào dùjué làngfèi, jiù cóng měi yí dùn fàn zuòqǐ. To put an end to waste, start with every single meal.

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